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MINUTES Of THE THIRTY-SEVENTH SESSION
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OF THE
OF THE
HELD AT
Bardl1Ht Jat;)uarH 9-14, 1901.
LUCKNO'W:
THE METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE.
1901.
®mcers' of tbe \tonference.
BISHOP F. W. WARNE.
J, C. BUTCHER.
President, .. .
SeCl'eta1'Y, .. .
Assistant SeC7'eta1'Y,
Ve'T?~ocula'" Sec'rcta;,.y,
S. T. BADLEY.
Statistical Secretary,
Conje'rence TreasU')'er,
001Tespondiny Secretary,
T/'e(J;~u1·et
fo)' Bawl'd,
D. A.
N. L.
J. N.
C. L.
D. L.
CHOWFIN.
ROCKEY.
WEST.
BARE.
THOBIT.RN.
Finance Committee.
BISHOP E. W. P ARKER, P1·e.~ident,. C. L. BARE, Sec'J'eta'ry; D. L.
'fHOBURN, 1 1rcasU'r'C1'; L. A. CORE. H. J. ADAMS, F. L. NEELD, H. A.
CUTTING, W. A. MANSELL, J. H. GILL, S. TUPPER, W. PETERS, J.
W. ROBINSON, Ea;-Officio; J. C. BUTCHER, S. S DEASE, S. KNOWLES,
J. JACOB, H. L. ~jUKERJI, W. R. BOWEN. Altc1'natcs, T. J. SCOTT,
J. H. MESSMORE, M. S'l'EPHEN, F. ·W. GREEN WOLD,
Auditing Committee.
J. N. WEST, J. BLACKSTOCK, G. C. HEWES, H. L. MUKERJf,
MISS HOGE, MRS. B~RE, R. 1. l!'AUCETT, B. '1'. BADLJiY, S. S. DEASE.
Board of Educatio'n.
J. H. ,MESSMORE, H. L. MUKERJI, L. A. CORE, W. PETERS, C. L.
BARE, MISS M. MEANS, MISS SELLARS, MRS. ROCKEY, MISS NICHOLS.
Board of Examiners.
T. J. SCOTT, Ohainnan; C. L. BARE, Regist1'a)'; J. H. MESSMORE,
N. L. ROCKEY, D. L. THOBURN, S. S. DEASE, W. R. BOWEN, fl. L.
MUKERJI, D. A. CHOWFIN, JAWALA SINGH, A. G. MCARTHUR.
Standing Committees.
S. B. FINCH, G. C. HEWES, G. D.
PRESGRAVE.
State oj Church.-S. KNOWLES, M. STEPHEN, D. M. BUTLER. J.
F. SAMUEL, H. K. LIST.
.
Sunday Schools.-W. A. MANSELL, S. S. DEASE, GANGA NATH,
J. JACOB, NIZAM ALI.
Tcmpe1·ancc.-J. C. BUTCHER, J. N. WEST, W. R. BOWEN, H. B.
MITCHELL.
P'Ublishi'{tg .Minutes.-SECRETARIES, AND AGENT OF THE METHO•
DIST PUBLISHTNG !iOUSE, LUCKNOW.
Public Worship.-PRESIDING ELDER AND P.R.IllACHER IN CHARGE,
M OHAPA-13,AP.
Statistics.-N. L. ROCKEY,
'
CONFERENCE· OFFICERS.
Committee on Conference Relations.
T.
J. SCOT~, J. BLACKSTOCK, H. K. LIST, S. B. FINCH.
Epworth League-Board of Control.
N. L. ROCKEY, MISS SHELDON, D. L. TnOBURN, MISS SELLARS,
B, T. BADLEY.
Deaconess Work-Board of Supervision.
J. C. BUTCHF.R, Ohai'}'mwl; S. TUPPER, M. S'rEPHEN, J. W. ROBINSON, \\T. H. BOWEN, MRS. PARKER, MRS. BARE, MRS. KNOWLES,
MISS THOBURN, MRS. THOBURN.
Triers of Appeals.
J. H. MESSMORE, J. BLACKSTOCK, W. R. BOWEN, N. L. HOCKEY,
G. H. FREY, M. STEPHEN.
Sunday School Union.
J. 1\. WEST, President; R. 1. FAUCETT, Secretm'Y and Tl'ewHtl'cr.
Conference Historical Society.
N. L. ROCKEY, P'l'esident; G. C. HEWES, JicCl'etary.
Conference Literary Society.
J. BLACKSTOCK, President; T. J. SCOTT, Vice-President; N. L,
ROCKEY, Secretary.
Trustees of the Theological Seminary.
N. L. RoCKEY, F. L. NEELD, F. R. WELSH, ESQ., 1901; T. L.
INGRAM, ESQ., A. G. McARTHUR, S. S. D.E;ASE, 1902; L. A. CORE,
C. L BARE MR. GEORGE LUKE, 1903; P. M. BUCK, J_ B. THOMAS,
J. LITTLE, North-West India Conference; T. S. JOHNSON, Bombay
Conference; B. JACKSON, Bengal-Burma Conferenc6; BISHOPS J.
M. THOBURN, E.W. PARKER, F. W. WARNE, Ex-Officio; T. J. SCOTT,
Ex-Officio
8ec'reta~"y.
Trustees of Reid Christian College.
H. BOSKINS, P. M. BUCK, F. L:NEELD, 1902; W. E. CRAWSHAW
ESQ., T. J. SCOT'r, D. M. 8UTLER, 1903;
W. ROBINSON, J. C.,
BUTCHER, L .. A. CORE, 1904; BISHOP J. M. THOBURN, BISHOP E. W.
PARKER (P1'esident of Boanl); BISHOP F. W. WARNE, Ex-Offi,ciu;
C. L. BARE, Ex-Officio 8cc'l'eta'l'Y.
-:r.
Committee on Management of Naini Tal Schools.
S. KNOWLES, J. H. MESSM.ORE, N. L. ROCKEY, l~: L. NE~, R. L
FAUCETT, S. ~S. DEASE, T. J. SCO'fT, J. ANDERSON, ~SQ., G. W.
GREGSON, ESQ., J. C. BUTCHER, MRS. BU'fCllER, MlSS E~STq~, MISS
SELLARS.
.
CONFERENCE OFFICERS.
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To Preach the Annual Sermon.
S. B.
FINCH;
Alternate, D. L.
THOBURN.
Visi tors to Theological Seminary.
J. BLACKSTOCK, W. PE'fERS.
Trustees of Muttra Mission Training Scho 1.
MRS. PARKER, MISS 'rHOBURN.
Licensed Deaconesses.
MISS THOBURN, MISS HOGE, l.Jrss SCOT'I', MISS HARDlE, MISS
SHELDON, MISS BUDDl!.:N, )11SS .MA1~Y Ml!.:ANS, MISS THESHAM, 1\11SS
BRO,\YN, M ISS ~'CLLl\T AN, MISS INGRAM.
Assuciates. -- MRS. TUCKEH, MRS. CAROLINE BICHARDS.
Prouutiunen;.- l\lISS HAYES, MISS LA WHENCl!.:, MISS ALICl!.: Ml!.:ANS.
<tonference lRoll.
CLASS A.-Elders in full connection who have completed the course of study.
Adams, Horace J.
Babadur Singh
Baldeo Pershad
Bansi Dhar
Bare, C. L.
Basant Ram
Bihari Lal I.
Bibari Lal II.
Bhikki Lal
Blackstock, J.
Bowen, W. R.
Butcher, J. C.
Butler, David M.
Chhote Lal
Chowfin, David A.
Cocker, Benj. F.
Core, Lewis A.
Craven, Thomas
Cutting, Hiram A.
Dease, Stephen S.
Dysell, Joseph
Fall s. Seneca
Fazl ~lasih
Finch, Superian B.
Fl'anklin, R. S.
Frey, Geo. H.
Gill, Joseph H.
Greenwold, F. W.
Hancock, C.
Hewes, G. C.
Humphrey, J. L.
Jacob, Joseph
Jawala Singh
Jordan, James
Kanhai Singh
Karim Masih
KIdder, D. P.
Knowles, Samuel
1874
1896
1893
1895
18P.O
1894
1893
1889
1894
1875
1882
1885
1893
1894
1892
1884
1889
18"10
1874
1881
1896
1886
1893
1894
1893
1889
1871
1879
188S
1891
1857
1896
1894
1883
1887'
1893
1885
1858
Lawrence, Shadulla
List, Henry K.
~J ohammed Hasan Jan
M ansell, Sabine
1\1 ansell, W. A.
McA rthur A. G.
Mazhar-ul-Haqq
Messmore, J. B.
M ukerji, H. L.
Mitchell, H. B.
Neeld, F. L.
Nizam Ali
Patras, Benjamin
Paul, Chiddu S.
Peters, William
Phillip, B. S.
Phi.l1ip, Samuel
Prabbhu Dayal
Presgrave, Grafton D.
Robinson, John W.
Rockey, Noble L.
Samuel, John F.
Samuel, J oshua ~.
Scott, Thomas J.
Scott, Warren M.
Shipley, Cbarles
Smart, Joseph H.
Speake, William T.
Stephen, Matthew
Solomon. Abraham
Solomon; Joshua
Thoburn, David L.
Tupper Samuel
Wahid-ud-Din, Joseph
Waugh, James W.
West, John N. .
Wheel'eI', Samuel
Wilson, Harkua
Yaqub Shah.
1893
1889
1895
18g2
1889
1893
1893
1861
1886
1886
1881
1896
1887
1889
un~
ISBa
1891
1891
1894
1892
]884
]893
1896
]863
1888
1885
1897
]89U
1882,
1879
]896
1894
1889
1894
1859
]893
1889
1887
1882
CLASS B.-Metpbers in full connection in the studies
of the fourth year.
Ganga Nath,
Elder
CLASS C.-Members in full connection in studies
of the third year.
)896
CONFERENCE
Rott..
CLASS D.-Preachers on trial.
Yaqub Ali
. Kay Silas
Walter B. Empey
Robert I. Faucett
Yaqub Singh.
Brenton T. Badley
Arthur S. Wesley
Deacon
II Year
1899
Elder
II Year
1900
."
Deacon
I
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Year
1900
1901
1901
I,
18!l9
1900
"
"
SUMMARY.
Missionaries in full connection
Hindustani members in full connection
... 19
... 66
Total
Missionaries on trial
Hindustani preachers on trial
Grand Total
MISSIONARIES PRESENT-CONFERENCE
85
3
•••
4:
... 92
1901.
Bishop Frank W. Warne, D. D., P)·esiding.
Kyle, Miss.
Lewis, Miss.
Loper, "
:\feans, Miss M.
Messmore, J. H. *
Neeld, F. L.
Newton, Miss.
Organ,
"
Robinson, J. W. *
Rockey, N. L.*
Scott, T. J. *
Scott, W. W.
Scott, Miss F.
Stearns, Miss.
Sullivan, ."
Tboburn, "
Thoburn, D. L.*
Tucker, Mrs.
West, J. N.*
Wilson, Mrs.
Wilson, Miss'
Badley, B. T.
Bare, C. L.*
Blackstock, J. *
Brouse, Miss.
Budden, Miss.
Butcher, J. C. *
Carver, Miss.
Core, L. A.
Curts, Miss.
Dease, S. S. *
Empey, W. B.*
English, Mil's.
Faucett, R. 1.*
Fyles, Miss.
Gill, J. H.*
Hardie, Miss.
Harvey, "
Hewes, G. C.*
Hoge, Miss.
Ingram. "
Knowles, S.*
...
LIST OF VISITORS.
Buck, Dr. C. H.,* New Ym'k, East, Crmj'e1'ence.
Buck, P. M., J\ro?,th- We.~t lnd,ia
do.
Lawson, J. C.,
{Zoo
do.
Mansell, H.,
do.
do.
McKinley I Miss, Bengal- BU'J"iita
do.
McMurray, Rev.,* Ame'tican F1'ee Methodist Mi~sion.
Thomas, J. B" N01'th- West Jindia CO)1fe'rence.
Wynkoop, T. S., North India Bible Society.
* And wife.
<.tonference BpPointments.
BAR EIL LY. ,.KU MA ON DIS TRI
CT.
F. L. Nee ld, P. E. (P. O. Sha hjah
anp ur.)
Sha hjah anp ur, Eas t, J. Blac ksto
ck, Pra bbh u Day al, Prem Sing
h.
"
Wes t,
Phil lip.
Pan ahp ur, Jose ph Dys8.
ell.
Muh amd i, supp lied by Sad
Paw aya n,.to be supp lied . al Sing h.
J alal aba d, Mis ri Cha ran.
TiH lar, H. K. List .
~iranpur KatZ'a, B.
F. Coc ker.
Khe ra Baj hera , Kan hai Sing
Far idpu r, Chh iddu S. Pau l. h.
Bar eilly , S. S. Dea se.
"
Hin dus tani Chu rch, W. R. Bow
en.
"
Sad ar Baz ar, Jose ph Wah id-u
"
The olog ical Sch ool, T. J. Scod-D in.
tt, Prin cipa l; S. S. Dea se,
Vic e-Pr inci pal; II. L. Muk erji,
prof esso r; J awa la Sing h,
teac her.
Nai ni Tal Circ uit, Sam uel Kno
wles , S.
"
Mts sion Sch ool, B. M. Das Law renc e.
"
Hin dus tani Chu rch, S. Laws.
renc e.
~,
Eng lish Chu rch, R. I. Fau cett
.
"
Boy s' Hig h Sch ooJ, J. C. But
che r; W. W. Sco tt, lay
rnissiona'l'Y .
Pith orag arh, Ben jam in Patr as.
Dw arah at, N. L. Roc key.
Mas i, sup plie d by Pam uch' ai.
Gan goli hat, supp lied by J. W.
Tod d and H. Wil kins on.
Lah u Gha t, Bar kus . Wil son.
Lob ha, sup plie d by Gau ri Dat t.
Sup ernu mer ary, J. W. Wa ugh
, J. L. Hum phre y.
BIJ NO UR DIS TRI CT.
·W. A. Man sell , P. E. (P. O. BLj
nou r.)
Bas ta, Kar im MasID.
Bijn our, \V. A. Man sell , Wa rren
Sco tt.
Dha mpu r, Faz al Mas ih.
Kira tpur , Ban si Dha r.
Man daw ar, H. B. Mitc hell
Nag ina, Cha rles Ship ley. .
Naj ibab ad, supp lied by B.
rego r.
Nur pur, supp lied by Gul ab McG
Sing h.
Seo hara , supp lied by Jha bbu
Lal.
She rkot , supp lied by P. Mer rill.
CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS.
GARHW AL DISTRICT.
J.
a.
Gill, P. E. ,Po O. Pauri, Ga.rhwal.)
Bainoli, F. W. Greenwold.
Kainur and Bungidhar, D. A. Chowfin ; one to be supplied.
Lansdowne and Kotdwara, supplied by Ghungar Money.
Pauri and Gadoli, J. H. Gill ; one to be supplied.
Ramni, Sabine Mansell.
Srinagar, supplied by Edward Thompson.
Mission Hospital and Dispensary, supplied by Edward Thompson.
'rransferredto North-West India Conference. W. W. Ashe.
GONDA DISTRIC'r.
Willian Peters, P. E. (P. O. Bahralch.)
Bahraich, Wm. Peters, Arthur, S. Wesley.
Bulrampur, Biihari La!.
Bhinga, J. F. Samuel.
Gonda, S; B. Finch.
Kaisarganj, Baldeo Parshad.
Karnalganj, Samuel Wheeler.
Mankapur, J. S. Sam.uel.
N anpara, suppled by L. J. McGee.
Nawabganj, Crawford Hancock.
Supernumerary, Thomas Craven.
HARDOI DISTRICT.
Samuel Tupper, P. E. (P. O. Hardoi.)
Bilgram, Jukkhan Lal.
Hardoi, Samuel Tupper.
Malawan, supplied by Nand Ram.
Pihani, supplied by Sadal Masih.
Safipur,
"
John Big·ginbotham.
Sandi,
"
Robert Turner.
Sandila,
"
Baldeo Parshad.
Shahabad, Yaqub Shah.
Unao, A. G. McArthur.
MOHADABAD DISTRICT.
L. ~. Core, P. E. (P. O. ~oradabad.)
Kanth, J. J ord an.
Chandausi, M. Stephen.
Kundarki, Lazar Shah.
Thakurdwara, supplied by Mohan Singh.
Moradabad, W. B. Empey, Mazhar-ul-Haqq.
"
High School, Vil. B. Empey, J. Jacob.
Bisauli, Bahadur Singh.
Bilsi, W. T. Speake.
Ujbani, supplied by B. S. Budden.
Budaon, G. C. Hewes, J. Robert.
Binawar, supplied by Govind Ram.
Bhamora, Nizam Ali.
Dataganj, Bihari La.ll II.
Kakrala, Joshua Solomon.
AonIa, Basant Ram.
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CONFERENCE APPOJNTMEN~S.
OUDH DISTRICT.
J. W. Robinson, P. E. (P. O. ·Lucknow. )
Barabanki, Yaqub Ali.
Lakhimpur, D. P. Kidder.
Lucknow, Circuit, J. N. West.
"
Hindustani Church, Ganga N ath.
"
English Church, to be supplied.
"
Reid Christian College, c. L. Bare, J. N. West, B. T. Badley,
G. D. Presgrave.
"
Methodist Publishing House, D. L. Thoburn: C. R. Ha.wes,
lay missionary.
'
Malihabad, Yaqub Singh.
Rae Bareli, G. H. Frey.
Sidhauli, J. H. Smart.
Sitapur, J. H. Messmore, Chhote Lal, Kay Sila.s.
Tikaiatnagar, supplied by M angal Singh.
Edito['~ "Kaukab-i·Hind," J. H. Messmore.
PILIBHIT DISTRICT.
H. A. Cutting, P- E. (P. O. Fatehganj West.)
Bhojipura, N. R. Childs.
Bisalpur, supplied by Moti La1.
Fatehganj West, H. A. Cutting.
J ahana bad, supplied by Kesbri Singh.
Milak, supplied by Girdhari La!.
Mirganj,,,
"Kallu Singh.
Nawabganj, J. Walter.
Pilibhit, James Thompkinson.
Puranpur, supplied by Jhabbu_Lal.
Rampur,
"
"Ase Ram.
Shahi,
"
"Kaliyan Singh.
Sirauli, Bhikkf Lal.
Superannuate, A. Solomon.
SAMBBAL DISTRICT.
H. J. Adams, P. E. (P. O. Sambhal.)
Amroha, D. M. Butler.
Babukhera, Bulaqi Singh.
Bhajoi, supplied by C. s. Hunter.
Dhanaura, Mohammed Has an Jan.
Gunnaur, Senaca Falls,
Hasanpur, B. S. Phillip.
Narainya, supplied by P. S. Morris.
Rajpura,
"
"Lachhman Singh.
Rasulpur,
"
"Manphul Singh.
Sambhal, H J. Adams, R. S, Fra.nklin.
Shahpur, supplied by Mauladad Khan.
Sharifpur,
"
"Nirmal Singh.
CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS.
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WOMAN'S CONFERENCE.
BAREILLY DISTRICT.
Bareilly, Girls' Orphanage, Miss English, Miss Harvey.
"
City Work, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Tucker.
"
Hospital and Orphanage ~edical Work, Miss Lewis.
City and District Medical Work, Mrs. Dease.
"
"
Woman's School, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Mukerji.
Shahjahanpur, Girls' Boarding School, Miss Organ.
"
City Work, Mrs. Blackstock.
Evangelistic Work in Bareilly and Pilibhit Districts, Mrs. Wilson.
Bhot, Miss Sheldon, Miss Brown.
Chandag, ~1iss Reed.
Dwarahat, Mrs. Rockey.
Pithoragarh, Miss Budden, Miss Tresham.
Na.ini Tal, Hindustani Work, Miss Sullivan.
"
Tarai and Bhabar, Mrs. Knowles.
"
Boys' High School, Mrs. Butcher, Miss Pritchard.
"
English Work, to be supplied.
"
Wellesley Girls' High School, Miss Easton, Principal; Miss
Sellars, Miss Carver, Miss Files.
District Work, Mrs. Neeld.
On leave to America, Miss Bryan, ~1iss Wilson.
BIJNOUR DISTRICT.
District Work and School, Mrs. Mansell.
GARBWAL DISTRICT.
Pauri, Girls' Orphanage and Boarding School, Miss Kyle.
"
Village Schools and District Work, Mrs. Gill.
GONDA DISTRICT.
Bahraich and District Work, Mrs. Raymon.
Gonda, Girls' Boarding Schoo], Miss Scott.
"
City and Village Work, Miss Hoge.
Evangelistic Work in Gonda and Oudh Districts, Miss Roge.
BARDOI DISTRICT.
District and School Work, Mrs. Tupper.
Evangelistic -yv ork, Mrs. Parker.
MORADABAD DISTRICT.
Moradabad, City and Circuit Work, Miss M. Means, Mrs. Empey.
Girls' High School, Miss A. Means.
"
Budaon, City, Village and Zanana Work, Mrs. Hewes.
Girls' Boarding School, Miss Curts.
"
District Work, Mrs. Core.
Evangelistic WOl'k in Moradabad~ Bijnour and Sambhal Districts,
Miss M. Means.
OUDH DISTRICT.
Lucknow, Woman's College, Miss Thoburn, P.rincipctl; Miss Nichols,
Miss Newton, Miss Singh, Miss Stearns, Miss Brouse.
City Schools, Mrs. Thoburn.
"
CONFERENCE
APPOINTMENTS.
Lucknow, Deaconess' Home, Miss Hardie, Miss Ingr.am.
English \Vork, to be supplied.
"
"
Circuit Work, Mrs. \-Vest.
,,
Zanana Work and Home for Homeless Women, M iSi Sullivan, Miss Hardie, Miss Ingram.
"
Reid College and High School Work, Mrs. Bare.
Sitapur, Girls' Boarding School, Miss Loper.
"
City and Zanana Work, Mrs. Messmore.
Editor, "Rafiq-i-Niswan," Mrs. Messmore.
District Work, Mrs. Robinson.
,Tra.nsferred to N orth- West India Conference, Miss C. Easton.
PILIBBIT DISTHICT.
'District Work, Mrs. Cutting.
SAMBHAL DISTRICT
District Work, Mrs. Adams.
IDtscipltnar\,!
~ttestions.
I.
Who have been Received by Transfer, and from what Conferences?
2.
Who have been Readmitted?
3.
Who have been Received on Credentials, and from what Churches?
Waltc1- B. Empey, No,r'th· West Iowa
None.
None.
4
Who have been Received on Trial?
(a)
In Studies of First Year.
Brent-on 1'. Badley, Arthur 8.
We~le!J.
(lJ) _In Studies of Third Year.
None.
5.
Who have been Continued on Trial ':'
(a)
In Studies of First Year.
(b)
In Studies of Second Year.
(c)
In Studies pf Third Year.
(d)
In Studies of Fourth Year.
Yaqub Singh.
RObe'i·t 1. Futwett.
None.
None.
6.
Who have been Discontinued ':
,.
Who have been Admitted into FuJj Membership?
None.
(a)
Elected and Ordained Deacons this Year.
(b)
Elected and Ordained Deacons previously.
None.
None.
8.
What Members are in Studies of Third Year?
(4)
Admitted into Full Membership this year.
(b)
Admitted into Full Membership previously,
None.
John N. Walter, Bulaq'i Singh, :Xathwniel R. Ci"til(Zs.
What Members are in Studies of Fourth Year?
James Thoml!.kinson, Lazctr Shall,' Jh-ukkan Lal, Pl'em Singh,
Ganga :It ath.
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DISCIPLIN ARY QUESTIONS.
What Members have Completed the Conference Course of Study?
10.
(a)
Elected and Ordained Elders this year.
(b)
Elected and Ordained Elders previously.
Prabhu Dayal, .Joseph H. Smart, Maha.mmad Hassan Jan.
None.
11.
What others have been Elected and Ordained Deacons?
(a)
As Local Preachers.
(b)
Under Missionary Rule.
Mis·ri Oharan, Bonvier Milton.
Yaqub Singh.
12.
What others have been Elected and Ordained Elder.?
(r.)
As Local Deacons.
None.
(b)' Under Missionary Rule.
None.
Was the Character of each Preacher examined ':'
This was strictly done as the name of each preacher was called in
open Conference.
Who have been Transferred, and to wha t Conferences?
William W. Ashe to North- West India Conference.
IS.
Who have Died ':
Albert Frank, Joel T. Janvier, Lucius Cutler, Mrs Joshua Solomon
(Abigail Solomon).
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Who have been Located at their own Request?
J7.
Who have been Located:-
18.
Who have Withdrawn?
Ig.
Who have been permitted to Withdraw under Charges or Complaints?
Aaron Sweet.
None.
None.
None.
20.
Who have been ·Expelled ?
21.
What other personal Notation should be made?
'.rhe Credentiali' of Local Deacon were restored to C. S. Hunter.
FAwin "\V. Parker was elected J\Iissional'Y Bishop by the General
None.
Conference.
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Who are the Supernumerary Preachers!-'
.James W. \Vaugh, 'l'homas Cravell, .Tames L. Humphrey.
.~
23.
Who are the Superannuated Preachers
Abraham Solomon.
24.
Who are the Triers of A ppeals .~
J. H. Messmore, J. Rlackstocl{, W. R. Bowen, N. 1.1. Rocl{ey, G. H.
Frey, M. Stephen.
DIS CIP LIN ARY QUE STIO NS.
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~s.
Wh at is the Stat istic al Rep ort
for this yea r?
d.
Wh at is the Agg rega te of the
Ben evol ent Coll ectio ns orde red
by the
Gen eral Con feren ce, as repo rted
by the Con feren ce Trea sure
r?
2'].
Wh at are the Clai ms on the Con
feren ce Fun d?
Us. 1,48S.
:a8.
Wh at has been Rece ived on
thes e Clai ms, and how has
it been
App lied '?
2Q.
Whe re are the Prea cher s Stat
ione d?
See Stat istic s.
Rs. 1,945-8-9.
Full amo unt was rece ived aud appl
ied.
See
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App oint men ts.
Whe re shal l the Nex t Con feren
ce be held :'
Mor adab ad.
NOT E.-N ame s of Oonje!'enc(' unde
rgradl.tates are prin ted in itu,lics.
<Ionferellce 3-outtlal.
FIRST DAY.
BAREILLY, Jarma.-ty 9th, 1901.
Opening Exercises.--The North India Conference met for its thirtyseventh annual session in Christ Church, Bareilly, on \Vednesday, the
ninth of January 1901, at 11 o'clock, with Bishop F. \V. Warne,D. D., in
the chair. The session was opened by singing" All Hail the Power of
Jesus Name; " and after reading the Bible lesson and making comments on the same, the Bishop called ~pon T. J. Scott and \V. H.
Bowen to lead in prayer:
Roll Call.-The Secretary of the last conference called the roll, and
seventy-four members responded. Sixteen members were absent.
Secretaries and Conference Treasurer.--On motion of J. H. Messmore,
J. C. Butcher was elected Secretary, and on his nomination D: A.
Chowfin was elected Vernacular Secretary and 8. T Badley Assistant
Secretary. N. L. Rockey was elected Statistical Secretary and J. N.
West Conference Treasurer.
-.rhe following-letter from Bishop Parker' was read by J. W . . Robinson :INAYAT BAGH, LUCKNOW, Januwty 2nd, 1901.
The President~ Secretary, and the Members of the North India Confe~ence, in conference assembled at Baremy, Janual'Y 9th! 1901.
DEAR BROTHERS AND FATHERS,
I take this opportunity to send my salarn and greeting to the
Conference. I had hoped to be present with you and render some help
in the work of the Conference, but I am not permitted to do so. I am
confined to a bed of sickness and am not permitted to render any of the
services which I had hoped to render in the Conferences. I am
glad, however, tilat Bishop Warne is present with you and I am sure that
all the wOl'k of the Conference will be well done. Those brethren who
have been with us in the Conference from the beginning, and have seen
the changes that have come over tile appearance of the Conference from
time to time and seen the dark hair and beards gl'OW grey and whIte
can realize, as none others can, what a severe blow it is to us at this time
to be laid aside from the work. I still hope for restoration to health,
a.nd if restored to health, I still hope to do hard work with you, but that
MINUTES OF CONFERENCE.
time is not now, and the assurance of beiLg restored to health is not 150
great as to give very great encouragement. But, brethren, it is all right:
if I can secure strength of digestion enough to enable me again to get a
little grip of life, I will recover; otherwise there is little hope; but in
either case I trust the Lord, knowing that He will direct me, that He
will restore me if it seems to Him best, and I simply trust in Him day
and night.
I remain,
Your brother and co-labourer
in the work of the Master,
E. W.
PARKER.
J. W. Robinson presented the follmving resolutions, which were
carried by rising votes :I. Whereas, we had, looked forward with much confidence and joy
t.o the ministrations of our beloved and honored fellow-worker, Bishop
E.W. Parker, anticipating much help from his familiarity with the
difficult questions which confront us, and his ability in dealing with the
same:
Resolved, That while bowing in humble submi::>sion to divine Providence, we hereby express our deep regret that he is detained from
meeting with us, and by his counsel and effort helping us in the many
difficult phases of conference work; and
That we express to him and his honored wife our great sympa.thy
in this time of affliction, assuring them both of our continued love and
confidence, and that we sincerely trw'lt that Bishop Parker maybe speedily restored to such health and strength as will enable him Jor many
years to come to go in and out among us, and do a great work in this
his chosen field of labour.
II. Whereas, in the course of divine providence and according to
the law~ of our church, we ;have with us at this time Bishop F. W.
Warne, as our presiding officer;
Resolved, That while mourning' the'fact that Bishop Parker is kept
from his regularly appointed work by seyere illness, we heartily welcome
to our Conference his co-adjutor, Bishop Warne, and assure him of our
sympathetic interest in the great work to which he has been called,
and pledge him in every way QU)' hearty and sincere co-operation, not
only in the work of the present session of our Conference, but in all of
our future relationships. 'Ve aarnestly pray that the bleSSing of the
Father Almighty may rest upon him and give him to see great things
in this Southern Asia Mission field.
Bishop's Address.- Bishop Warne then addressed the Conference with
much feeling and earnestness, J. H. Messmore acting as interpreter.
Transfers' and Introductions.- W. B. Empey was announced as transferred from the North-West Iowa Conference, and Mr. and Mrs. Empey
were introduced to the Conference.
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MI~UTES
OF CONFERENCln.
P. M. Buck of tee North·West India Oonference was introduced
and gra.nted the privilege of participating in the sessions.
Reply to Bishop Parker.-On motion, the Secretary was instructed to
reply to the letter of Bishop Parker.
Conference Bar and Hours of Sessions. -On motion of T. J. Scott, the
bars of the conference were fixed so as to include the wings of the
church and the main body within the central arches, and the hours
of session were fixed from 11 A. M. to 3 P. M.
Memoirs.-On motion of N. L. Rockey, the following were appointed as a Committee 0Li. Memoirs :-J. H. Messmore, G. D. Presgrave, Prabbhu DayaJ and H. A. Cutting.
_ Conference Stewards.-.J. H. Messmore, ,Yo R. Bowen and H. L.
Mukerji were elected Conference Stewards.
Report of Committee on Visiting the Seminary.-.J. Blackstock reported for the Committee on visiting the Theological Seminary.
General Conference News.-At the request of J. H. Gill for the Conference, Bishop Warne gave his impressions of the recent General Conference, and the relation of the home church on the question of Foreign
Missions.
Letter.-The Secretary read a letter from W. A. ManseJ1, dated December 4th, 1900, Valley City, N. D.
Elections.--C. L. Bare was re·elected Corespond ing Hecretary and
D. L. Thoburn re-elected Mission Treasurer.
Thirteenth Question: Bareilly District_--Tbe Thirteenth QueRtion was
taken up. The name of F. L. Neeld was calleu, his character was passed, and he reported the work of the Bareilly District. The names of
the following were called, their chara,cters passed, and they reported
their collections :-Basant Ram, S. S. Dease, Samuel Phillip, W. R.
Bowen, Joseph Wahid-ud-Din, Nizam Ali, W. T. Speake, G. C. Hewes,
.Joshua Solomon, Behari Lal II, Chhiddu S~ Paul, B. F. Cocker,
.Joseph Oysell, J. Blackstock, H. K. List, James Jordan, Jawala
Singh, H. L. Mukerji. Bahadur Singh's and Kanhaya Singh's names
were called but they were absent: T ..r. Scott asked to report] ater.
Aaron Sweet.-On motion, Aaron Sweet was requested to go before
the Committee on Conference Relations.
Collections.-On motion of Jawala Singh, it was recommended that
hereafter more emphasis be put on co~lections for worn-out local
preachers and exhorters.
Standing Committees. - The Standing Committees nominated by the
Presiding Elders last year, for this Conference, were approved.
Garhwal District.-The name of J. H. Gill was called, his character
pa.ssed, and 'he reported the work of the Garhwal District. The
names of tlie following were called, their characters passed, and they
repor~d their collections :-F. W. Greenwold, Sabine Mansell, Davia
A. Chowfin.
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Gonda District.-'rhe name of William Peters was called, his character passed, and he reported the work of the Gonda District. The
names of the following were called, their characters passed, and they
reported their collections :-Behari Lal, John F. Samuel, Superian
B. Finch, Baldeo Pershad, Crawford Hancock, Joshua S. Samuel.
Samuel Wheeler was absent.
Adjournment. -On motion of J. W. ao bin~;on, after the announcements had been made, the session adjoUl'ned for the day, with the singing of the Doxology and the pronouncing of the Benediction.
SECOND DAY.
BAREILLY,
Jawuary lOth, J901.
Opening Exercises.-'.rhe session opened with Bishop Warne in the
chair, and after the devotional exercises, which were led by S.
Knowles, the minutes of the previous day were read in both English
and Vernacular, and approved.
Bahadur Singh.-The name of Bahadur Singh was again called:
his Presid ing Elder answered for him, stating that he had been detained
on aceount of the illness of his child. His character was passed and
ilis collection reporte"d through the Presiding Elder. At the request
of Brother Bahadur Singh, the Conference engaged in a short season
of prayer for his child.
Introduction.·-Dr. H. Mansell of the North-West India Conference
was introduced, and addresoed the meeting. He was invited to-partic:pate in the sessions.
Kanhaya Singh.-Kanhaya Singh's name was called, his character
passed, and he reported his collections.
Conference Treasurer and Corresponding Secretary -The Conference
Treasurer was called upon and reported the progress of his work.
The Corresponding Secretary gave notice that the correspondence of
the year was on the table for inspection.
Order of the Day.-The motion of N. L. Rockey prevailed, that the
order of the day to-morrow at 1 u'clock be the hearing of the Statistical
Heport.
Addition to Auditing Committee.-On motion of J. N. West, the name
of R. 1. Faucett was added 1,0 the Auditing Committee.
Thirteenth Question: Hardoi District.-The Thirteenth Question was
resumed. The name of Samuel Tupper was called, his character was
passed, and he reported the work of the Hardoi Distr'ict. The names
of Yaqub Shah and A. G. McArthur were called, their characters were
passed, and they reported their collections.
Kumaon District.-The name of S. Knowles was called, his character was passed, and he reported the work of t,he Kumaon District.
The ~allles of the fo !lowing- were called, their characters wer~ passed,
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a.nd they reported their collections :-Harkua Wilson, N. L Rockey, J.
C. Butcher, Benjamin Patra'5, S. Lawrence.
Moradabad District.-The name of L. A. Core was called, his character was passed, and he reported the work of the Moradabad District.
The names of the following were called, their characters passed, and
they reported their collections :-Seneca Falls, Matthew Stephen, Henry
B. Mitchell, Fazl Masih, Mazhal'-ul-Haqq, Joseph Jacob, Charles
Shipley.
Oudh District.-The name of J. "\lV. Hobinsun was called, his character was passed, and he reported on the work of the Oudh District.
The names of the following were called, their characters passed, and
they reported their collections: -D. P. Kidder, J. N. West, D. M.
. Butler, J. H. Messmore, C. L. Bare, G. D. Presgrave, D. L. Thuburn,
G. H. Frey, ehhote Lal, (W. A. Mansell, on furlough).
Pilibhit District.-The name of H.iram A. Cutting wa:::; called, his
character was passed, and he reported on the work of the Pilibhit
District. The name of Bhikki Lal was called and he reported his cullections.
Sambhal District.- The name of Horace J. Adams was called, his
character was passed, and he reported on the work of the Sambhal
District. The names of Warren Scott, Ram· Sukh Franklin, Bahadur
S. Phillip, (and Karim Masih, absent) were called, their characters
pa.ssed, and they reported tbeir collections.
Desi Missionary Society.-A motion was introduced by S. S. Dease,
tha.t 8. portion of our field be set aside to be suppol'ted by the Desi
Missionary Society. After some,discussion, the motion prevailed that
this matter be referred to the Finance Committee.
Order of the Day.-It was decided that the vote on "the Proposed
New Constitution for the Church~' be taken to-morI'uW at 12 o'clock.
Case of A. Solomon.-On motion of F. L. Neeld the relation of Abra~
bam Solomon was changed to that of Superannuate, and his case was
referred to the Conference Stewards.
Introduction.-J. B. Thomas of the North-West India Confel'enoe
was introduced and invited to participate in the discussions.
Ninth Question.-TheNinth Question was called. Joseph H, Smart's
name was called, his character was passed, and he reported his collections. He:!was continued in the same class. The name of Prabbhu
Dayal was called, his character was passed, and he reported his col.
lections. Pending discussion: the Conference adjourned, after hearing
a,nnouncements.
THIRD DAY.
BAREILLY, Jan/I.u(,ry,
11th, 1901.
Opening Exercises.-The session was opened with the Bishopin the
chajr, and the devotional exercises were conducted by W ~ B .. Em1?e~ •.
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Minutes.-The minutes of the previous day were read in both
English and Vernacular, and were approved.
Bansi Dhar. -The name of Bansi Dhar was called, his character
was passed, and he reported his collections.
Letter from Fuchau.-Bishop Warne read a pOl'tion of a letter
from Bishop Moore in li'uchau, which stated that affairs had quieted
down, and that if no unforeseen trouble arose, the work coul d be carried on not only in that vicinity, but also in the interior.
Location.-On motion of F. L. Neeld, Aaron Sweet, at his own request, was granted a location.
Introductions.-Rev. T. S. Wynkoop of the North India Bible Society, Miss Dr. Lewis, recently arrived from the United States, Miss
Harvey, recently returned from the United States, and J. C. Lawson
of the North- West IndiaConfel'ence, were introduced and the privilege
of the floor granted to Mr. vVYllkoop and Brothel' Lawson. Mr. Wynkoop briefly addressed the Conference.
Ninth Question.-l'he Ninth Question was resumed. The name of
Pl'abbhu Dayal was a,gain called.
Order of the Day.-l'he order of the day, the vote on the Proposed
New Constitution, was taken up. The vote resulted: Affirmative 34,
Negative 38.
Statistical Report.-The order uf the day, the Statistical Report,
was taken up and N. L. Rockey guve his report. On motion of T .•J.
Scott the report was accepted, and on motion of D. L. Thoburn the
report, tugether with the explanations of the Statistical Secretary, were
ordered to oe publbhed.
State of the Church.-The report of the Committee on the /:;tate of
the Church was ctLlleu for and giyen by T. J. Scott. On motion of
J. H. Gill the I'cport was accepted, and a vote of thanks was extended
to Dr. Scutt and the Committee for the -very interesting and carefully
prepared report.
Order of the Day.--The motion prevailed that the oruer of the day
to-morrow, at 12 o'cluck, be the l'eeeption of members into full connection.
North India Bible Society.-At the request of the Conference, T. S.
Wynkoop gave an add~ess upon the work of the North India Bible
Society. 'The following re,solution was pref:!ented by J. H. Gill and
adopted by the Conference:"Resolved, That we, the members of the North India Conference,
are glad to welcome the return to India of Rev. T. S. Wynkoop and
to hear his representation of the work of the North India Bible Society; we hereby pledge to him our continued interest and co-operation
in the work of the Society, and to take up collections for the same,
during the year: Further, that we accede to his request to appoint a
committee of three or five of the best Native Hindustani scholars of our
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Conference to help in the examination of the new translatio~-this
committee to be appointed by the Cabinet. "
Adjournment.--After announcements, and the closing exerciiles,
the Conference aojourned for the day.
FOURTH DAY.
BAREILLY, Jawu((ry 12th,
1901.
Opening.-After the devotional exercises, which were led by R. 1.
Faucett, the Bishop took the chair.
Minutes.-The minutes were read in English and Hindustani, and
aft~r corre3tions approved.
Introductions.-Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Buck of· the New York East
Conferencl3, Rev. and Mrs. McMurray of the American ~""ree Methodist ~Jission, Miss McKinley of the Bengal-Burma Conference, and
Brothers Mahbub Khan and Farnon of the North-West India Conference, were introduced to the Conference. Dr. Buck briefly addressed the Conference, and on motion of J. C. Butcher, he was asked to
take a seat on the platform and invited to participate in the discmsions.
Resolution.-The Secretary read the following resolution fl'om the
Finance Committee, which on motion of J. H. Messmore was adopted:Inasmuch as Dr. Goucher, in his letter of November 28th, 1900,
addressed to Bishop Parker, has notified us that the time has come
when he must withdraw the financial support given by him to the
schools in India, therefore:
Resolved, 1. Though we very much regret that we are now to
lose the very substantial financial assistance which Dr. and Mr~.
Goucher, for so many years, have given us, we thankfully place on
record this formal acknowledgment of the great help which the Goucher Schools have brought to our work during the past eighteen years.
2. That we do hereby tender to Dr. and Mrs. Goucher out' sincel'e
and very hearty thanks for the help they have given us; and which has
been continued for more than three -times the number of years tirst
mentioned by Dr. Goucher as the period for which such aid would be
given.
3. Although the Goucher Schools cease to exi8t as a separate
branch of Christian worir in the North India Conference, we have much
pleasure in assuring Dr. and Mrs. Goucher that the good fruits of their
Christian service in this way will abide, and will be perpetuated in the
liv.es and labours of many Christian workers who have bad t4eiredll~
cation in tbeGoucber Schools.
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MINUTES OF .cONFERENCE.
4. That the Cot'l'esponding Secretary of the North India Con~
ference be, and is hereby, instructed to forward to Dr. Goucher a
copy of the above resolution, and also to convey to him and to Mrs.
Goucher the Christian greetings of this Finance Committee and of the
North India Conference.
C. L. BARE, 8eC1'etO?'Y.
C~mference Treasurer.-On motion of G. C. Hewes, D. L. Thoburn
was elected Conferencp- Treaf:l1lrer in place of .T. N. West, who had returned home.
Conference Stewards' Report.-.}. H. Messmol'e read the report 01
the Conference Stewards, which on motion of J. H. Gill was accepted .
.J. H. Messmore then submitted a report on the ease of Mrs. Frank,
which on motion of \iViJJj am Peters was :wcepted.
Conference Board of Examiners.-T . .T. Scot,i submitted the following
motion from the R0:11'd of Examinel's, which ,,'as carried by a rising
vote: Inasmuch as it is the wish of the Conference Boal'd of Examiners,.
that the present custom of holding examinations twice a year should
continue, and whereas the Discipline ghTes examinees the right of
being examined in all their studies at Conference time; therefore the:
Board of Examiners desire the Couference to state its pleasure in the
matter, 1·iz., whether there shan be two examinations or one. With
this in view, the Board presents the following:
Resolved, That the pre51ent cURtom of holding
a year be contin~led.
'r . .T. SOOTT,
J. H. MESSMORE,
examinatio-n~
twice
C. L. BARE,
S. S. DEASE.
Order of the Day.-The order 01 the day, the Seventh Question, was
taken up. The names of Yaqub Ali and Ka.y Silas were calIed,theircharacters were passed, and they were continued on trial in the same
class.
Report on Theological Seminary.-S. S. Dease gave the financial report of the Theological Seminary, which on motion of H. A. Cutting
was adopted.
Eleventh Question.-The Eleventh Question was taken up. The
name of Misri Charan was called, and he was elected to Deacon's orders; as a local preacher. The name of Yaqub Singh was called, and
he was elected Deacon under the Missionary Rule~ on motion of J. W.
Robinson.
Ninth Question.-The Ninth Question was taken up. Thenames of
Prabbhu Dayal and J. H. Smal't were called again, and they were advanced to the class of Effective Elders.
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The name of Ganga Nath was called, and he was continued in the
Fourth Year. The name of Mohammed Hasan Jan was called, and
on motion of T. J. Scott, he was elected Elder on condition1that he pass
his examination.
On motion of J. C. Butcher, the case of Bonvier Milton was reconsidered, and he was elected to Deacon's orders.
On motion of L. A. Core, Matthew Stephen was excused for the
remainder of the session on account of serious illness in his family.
Twenty-second Question. -The Twenty-second Question was taken
up. 'J'he name of W. \V. Ashe was called, his character passed, and
on motion of .1. H. Gill he was made effective.
On motion of S. Knowles, .I. L. Humphre~T. J. 'V. 'Vaugh and T.
Craven were continued in the Supernumerary relation.
Twenty-third Question.-The Twenty-third Question was taken up.
On motion of J. \V. Robinson, the name of Ambica Charan Paul was
referred to the Committee 011 Conference Relations.
Deaconnesses.-J. C. Butcher reported on behalf of the Board of
Deaconnesses that Miss Alice Means and Miss Helen Ingram had been
approved as full Deaconneilses and recommended for consecration.
Next Conference.-On motion of .I. H. Gill, the Conference proceeded to choose the place for the meeting of the next conference. Lucknow was chosen.
Fourth Question.-The Fourth Question was taken up. The names
of Brenton T. Badley and Arthur S. Wesley were called, their char~
acters were passed, and they were recei \-'ed on trial.
Desi Missionary Society .-The Secretar~' read the following report
from the Finance Committee:The following resolution was adopted by the Finance Committee
and forwarded to this Conference for favour of sanction: Resolved,
That. we petition the Annual Conference to adopt the Desi Missionary
Society as our Conference Domestic Missionary Society, in accordance with Art. 361 of the Discipline.
C. L. BARE, Secretarry,
Finance Oorn1nittee.
A motion was made and seconded to adopt the report.
discussion, the Conference adjourned for the day.
Pending
FIFTH DAY.
BAREILLY, Ja111ulry 14th, 1901.
Opening.-The ConfArence convened at 9 A. M., Bishop Warne presiding. The opening exercises were conducted by H. L. Mukerji.
Minutes. - The minutes of the previous session were read a.nd. approved. On motion of H. A. Cutting, the reading of the minutes in the
Vernacular was dispensed with.
MINU'rES OF CONFERENCE.
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Desi Missionary Society. - The question of adopting the Desi Missionary Society was taken up, and on motion of G. D. Presgrave was referred to a committee which is to report to the next Conference.
Conference adjourned on motion of J. W. Robinson.
SECOND
SESSION.
The Conference re-assembled at 11 A. M., and the devotional exercises were conducted by Joseph W ahid-ud- Din.
Committee on Desi Missionary Society.-The appointment of the Committee on the Desi Missionary Society was, on motion of J. W.
Robinson, referred to a Committee consisting of T. J. Scott, G. D.
Presgrave, and S. Tupper.
Theological Seminary: Amendment to Constitution. - T. J. Scott submitted the following request from the Board of Trustees of the Theological
Seminary: ; 'On motion it was recommended that Conference amend the
Constitution of the Seminary so that Art. V (1), which now reads
'the Bishop in charge of India and M.alaysia~' may read. 'the
Bishops in charge of Southern Asia.' "
The request was granted and the amendment adopted.
On motion of T. J. Scott, F. L. Neeld was added to the Board of
Trustees of the Theological Seminary, and William Peters was elected
Conference Visitor to the Theological Seminary for two years.
Report of Theological Seminary.-T. J. Scott presented the rep'ort of
the Theological Seminary, which was adopted, and on motion of F.
L. Neeld, the Conference returned a rising vote of thanks to Dr. Scott
for his report and his thirty yelbrs' \York in and for the Seminary.
Ninth Question.-The Ninth Question was taken up. The names of
John H. Walter, Bulaqi Sing'h and Nathaniel R. Childs were called,
their characters 'passed, they reported their collections, and they were
continued in the studies of the Third Year. The names of .T ames Thompkinson, Lazar Shab, Jhukkan Lal, and Prem Singh were called, their
characters passed, they reported their collections, and were passed to
studies of the Fourth Year, Lazar Shah being conditioned in two studies.
Fifth Question.-The name of Yaqub Singh was called· ancl he was
continued in the First Year The name of R. 1. Faucett was called and
he was passed to the class of the Second Year.
On motion of F. L. Neeld, the following resolution was adopted:Whereas our whole Church has entered heartily into the 20th Century Forward Movement;
And whereas Rev. J. W. Robinson of our Conference has been
appointed General Secretary of this Movement for Southern Asia, with
a view to organizing the movement among the conferences of our
Southern.Asia field;
Therefore: Resolved, That we request the Bishop in Ca.binet to
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appoint one of our number to act as Secretary of this M.ovement within the bounds of our Conference.
Also, Resolved, That we will push this Movement with all zeal
possible; and considering earnest, definite special prayel' to befundamentally necessary, we approve of the use of the card issued containing a list of prayer topics.
F. L. NEELD,
J. H. GILL.
Certificate.-'fhe Secretary read the following- certificate of ordination to the Conference :This certifies that at Bareilly on Sunday, January 13th, 1901, in
accordance with the Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and
by the authority of the North India Conference, I ordained to the
office of Deacon Misri Charan, Bonvier.M ilton, Yaqub Singh, and with
the help of elders I ordained to the office of Elder Prabbhu Dayal,
Joseph H. Smart, Mohammed Hasan Jan.
Given under my hand at Bareilly this 14th January 1901.
FRANK
W. WARNE,
P1'csidCI1 t.
Reid Christian College Trustees.--On motion of C. L. Bare, the following were elected Trustees of Reid Christian College, Lucknow :-R. Hoskins, P. M. Buck, F. L. Neeld, 1902; W. E. Crawshaw.
Esq., T. J. Scott, D. M. Butler, 1903; J. W. Robinson, J. C. Butcher,
L. A. Core, 1904 j Bishop J. M. Thoburn, Bishop E. W. Parkel' (President' of Board), and Bishop F. \\7 - \!iT arne, Ex-Offici(J Jlfeml)ers; C. L.
Bare, Ex-Officio Sec'i'etwry.
Place of Conference Reconsidered.-On motion of Basant Ram, the
question of the place for ~he next conference was reconsidered. The
vote resulted in choosing Moradabad.
Temperance.-The report on Temperance was submitted by J. Blackstock and on motion of S. Tupper was adopted.
Sunday Schools.~S. 8. Dease submitted the report on Sunday
Schools, which was adopted.
Aid for Conference Claimants.-On motion of J. H. Gill t the President
of the Oonference was authorized to draw on the Chartered Fund and
the dividend of the Book Concern for the aid of Conference claimants.
Finance Committee: Election.-On motion of J. B. Gill the Conference
proceeded to the election of the Finance Committee. On motion of J. W.
Robinson, it was ordered that on the ballot which elected the Finance
Committee, the two receiving the next highest votes, aflier the full number were elected, be considered as elected alternate_so
The ballot for the Finance Committee resulted in the election of
J. C. Butcher, 8.S. Dease, J. Jacob, H. I •. Mukerji, and W. R. Brown
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StePhen
to the Finance Committee, and M ..
and F. W. Greenwold as
alternates. A second ballot. was .ordered, which resulted in electini
S. Knowles to the Finance Committee, and T. J. Scott and J. H. Messmore as alternates.
Resolution: Dr. C. H. Buck.-J. H. Gill read the following resolution, which was adopted by a ri8ing vote :We, the members of the North India Annual Conference, hereby
express Our unfeigned pleasure at the visit to our Conference of the
Rev. C. H. Buck, D.O., of the New York East Annual Confer~hce. accompanjed by hilS esteemed wife, Mrs. Buck; and we also express the
great delight and profit we received from the very able and helpful sermon he preached before the Conference. VVe sincerely hope and pray
that their lives maybe preserved during their fm'ther journeys -and that
they may in due time arrive at their home in safety.
VI! e, as a Conference, earnestly request them to represent to the home
church the condition and needs of the mission work in India.
JOSEBH H. GILL,
F. L. NEELD,
'1'. .J. SCOTT,
.8. S. DEASE.
Dr. Buck responded.
Board of Education. -L. A. Oore presented the report of the Board
of Education, which on motion of H. J. Adams was adopted.
New Constitution Reconsidered, - On motion of N. L. Rockey the
question of the Proposed New Constitution was reconsidered, and the
vote resulted as follows: Affirmative 59, Negative 5.
Auditor's Report.--G. C. Hewes read the Auditor's report, which
on motion of F. L. Neeld was adopted.
Resolution.-G. D. Presgrave presented the following resolution,
which on motion of S. Tupper was adopted :Ham shuraka i Awadh distrikt kanfarans North India sallioa kanfarans 0 finance committee' 0 'niz 'buzurg Bishop sahib se dar~hwast
karte haig ki ayanda ko! nai sarkit na kholi jawe, ta-waqt ki us meg
kam se kam priehar in charj ko ath madadgar na mileg.
J. H.
SMAR'f,
G. H~ FREY,
OHHOTE LAL,
G. D. PRESGRA VJ£,
YAQUB ALI.
J. H. Smart presented the following resolution, which was adopted
by a rising vote:Ham shuraka i North India kanfarans ko is bat ke zahir karne se
rok nahig sakte ki ham sab ke dil shukrguzari se ma'mur haig ki
hamare 'az!z 0 buzurg Padr! P. M. Buck sahib N orth-West India
kanfarans ne ham ko ruhanf I;.rhurak se ser kiya., jis se ham sab ne
bari ta,zagf pM. Kash ki J>:huda aiS6 buzurgog ko roz ba-roz bal'i
bari ba.rakato~ se sarsabz kare, North. lndil1. kanfarans ke shurak4
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kf Khuda se du' a- hai ki Padrf Buok sahib ki'umr ko da.raz ks,re .a.ur
taqat ba~b.she, apne 'jalal aur apnf ~hidmat ke liye.
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J. H. SMART,
W. R .. BOWEN,
G. 0 PRESGRAVE,
H. K. LIST.
J. H. GILL.
Willia.m Peters read the following resolutions, which were adopted
by rising votes :I. Ham sab Hindustani au!' Wahi.yati membaran i kanfarans
apne 'aziz Bishop sahib aur un ki mem sahiba ke Bath diU ranj aur
afsos ke Bath apni ham-dardi zahir karte hai!!.
Agarchi hamari ummed jis ke liye hameg purl intizarl tM, ki we
hamare darmiyan maujud hOQge, munqata' hUi, tau bhf Ihihi intizam
aur raza'meg ham razamand hairr. Ab tah i dil se Bishop sahib 0
'adz mem Bahiba ke liye I~hudawand Karim se iltija hai, ki wuh
unbe!! apne a'la intizam auI' marzi ke muwafiq kamil shifa bal.thshe,
ki phil' un ki mubarak islahog aur nek nasihato!! semustafaiz horr, aur
is wasi' khet meIl un ke sharik ho~e l.thidmat Ihlhi kare!!.
S. TUPPER,
\\T. PETERS,
H. A. CUTTING,
J. W. ROBISON,
H. L. MUKERJEE, J. JACOB.
II. *We, the members aithe North India Conference, are exceedingly thankful both to God and the General Conference, that they set apart
three Bishops for Southern A sia in the beginning of this the Twentieth
Century. The progress of the Methodist Church is apparent from this,
and it is hoped tha.t even more progress will be made under the gui·
dance of our Bishops.
Although it is a matter of regret that our honoured and belovedBishop Thoburn and Bishop Parker are not present in our Conference
this year, yet theil' love is in our hearts and we express our cordial
gratitude that in their absence, Bishop Warne was present and carried
out the work with great excellence and prudence. It was a great pleasure that our beloved Bishop Warne had this opportunity of getting
acquainted with the Hindustani brethren.
It is with great pleasure we state that we .all derived a great
spiritual uplift from the sermon which Bishop W~rne delivered on Sunday. May God grant him long life, bodily strength and even more
fullness of the Holy Spirit, that God's glory may be manifested abun.
dantly by him in India.
H. A. CUTTING,
W. PETERS,
S. TUPPER,
S. B. FINCH,
J. JACOB,
L. A. CORE,
F. L. NEELD,
J. W. ROBINSON.
* l'nmslation from the Hindustani.
Special Committee, Desi Missionary Society.-T. J. Scott read the following nominations for the Special Committee ordered to consider the
question of the Desi -Missionary Society, which were accepted :Ganga Nath, Chhote Lal, S. B. Fineh, H. L. Mukerji, J. H. Gill,
G. D •. P..-esgrave, and D. M. Butler.
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On motion of H. L. Mukerji the name of H. A. Cutting was .added,
and on motion of J. H. Gill the name of T. J. Scott was added.
Report of the Cabinet on Standing Committees.--J. W.Robinsonread the
report of the Cabinet on the Standing Committees. On motion of C. L.
Bare the name of T. J. Scott, at his own request, was replaced by that
of S Knowles as Chairman of the Committee on the State of the Church.
The nominations of the Cabinet were then adopted as a whole.
Dr. Buck.-The Bishop announced that Dr. C. H. Buck had given
£10 to be used at the discretion of the B lshop and the Finance Committee in the work of the Conference. 'fhe Uonference gave Dr. Buck
a rising vote of thanks.
Muttra Mission Training School.-The l;e port of the Muttra Mission
Training School was l'ead by the Secretary, and on motion of S. Tupper was adopted, and Mrs. Parker and Miss Thoburn were elected members of the Board of Trustees of that institution.
Board of Examiners.--C. L. Bare presented the report of the Board
of Examiners, which on motion of L. A. Core was adopted.
Naini Tal Schools. -J. O. Butcher nominated the Local Committee
on the Naini Tal Schools. On motion of F. L. Neeld the nominations
were accepted and the Committee elected.
Adjoumment.-On motion of N. L. Rockey, the Conference adjo~rn
ed to meet at 4-30 P. M.
THIRD SESSION.
Opening. -After singing, and prayer by J. Blackstock, the third
session of the day was opened at 4-30 P. M., the Bishop presiding.
Minutes-The minutes of the previous session were read and approved.
Sanitarium Committee.-On mot,ion of. N. L. Rockey the appointment of a Committee on Sanitariums was referred to the Finance Oommittee.
Desi Missionary Society.--H. L. Mukerji gave the following report
for the Special Committee on the Desi Missionary Society ;"The Committee on the Desi Missionary Society reports that it
recommends the adoption of the society as our Conference Domestic
Missionary Society." ~he report was adopted.
On motion of C. L. Bare, the committee appointed on the Desi
Missionary Society, was .appointed as the Standing Committee of
the Domestic Missionary Society. On motion of H. L. Mukerji,
T. J. Scott was elected Chairman of this committee.
Board of Education.-On motion of F. L. Neeld, the Secretary was
instructed to cast the ballot,for the nominees for the Board of Education.
Bishop Thoburn.-The Secretary was instructed to send a vote of
sympathy and affection to Bishop and Mrs. Thobul'n.
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Letter, Resolutions.-The SeCl'etal'yread a letter fromJ. W. Waugh.
The Secretary read the following resolutionq, which were carried by
rising' votes:1. Resolved, That we, the members of the North India Annual
Conference, express our sincere pleasure at the presidency in our
Conference of our beloved Bishop F. W. V{arne.
We desire to put on l'ecord our hearty approval of his method of
eonducting business, of his patient and kindly counsel and rulings, and
Lhat when at any future occasion in the providence of God he may
come among us in the same capacity, we insure him a very hearty welcome.
WM. PETERS,
F. L. NEELD,
S. TUPPER,
J.B. GILL,
H. A. CUTTING,
L. A. CORE,
H. L. ADAMS 1
S. KNOWLES,
A. G. MCARTHl'ZR,
J. W. ROBINSON,
T. J. SCOTT.
II. Resolved, That we, the members of the North India Confel'ence,
tender our hearty thanks to the friends in Bareilly who have so kindly
a.rranged for our entertainment.
F. L. NEELD,
D. L. THOBURN.
Adjournment.-On motipn of N. L. Rockey, the Conference adjourn·
ed sine die after hearing the memoirs, the reading and approval of
the minutes, and reading of the appointments.
J. C. BUTCHER,
FRANK W. WARNE,
Secretary.
P1'esident.
PROGRAMME OF SERVICES.
Prayer Meetings.-Every morning atB A.M., led by P• .M. Buok.
Devotional Meetings.-Every evening at 7-30 in both English and
Vernacular.
Wednesday.-At 5·30 P.M., Forward·Movement Meeting; SpeakersJ. W. Robinson, J. C. Butcher, Ganga Nath and Bishop
Warne.
Thursday.-5-30 P.M., Anniversary of Literary Society, lecture by
S. S. Dease.
Fridall.-5.30 P.M., Anniversary of Historical Society, N. L.
Rockey, Speaker. Anniversary of Sunday School Union.
Saturday.-5-30 P.M., Annual Conference Sermon by J. H. Gill.
Sunilay.-8 A.M., Conference Love Feast, led by S Knowles.
11 A.M., Sermon by Bishop Warne, interpreted by J.
Jacob; Ordination of Deacons.
5·30 P.M., Sermon by Dr. C. H. Buck, New York (East)
Conference; Ordination of Elderli .
.JConaay.--Memorial Ser'fice~
lReports of (tommtttees.
STATISTICAL REPORT.
We report the following summary of the more important items of the
full report (printed elsewhere), together with theIr comparison with last
year's figures.
STATISTICAL SUMMARY AND COMPARISON WITH 1899.
I terns of most special interest compared.
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I
Figures
for
1900.
Figures
In
D
for
e1899. I crease. crease.
1------ ----1---1
MembershipProbationers
Full members
Children
Total Christian Community
BaptismsOf children Christian born
Children of New Converts
Adult Converts
Total Baptisms
Sunday SchoolsNumber of Sunday Schools
Christian 'Scholars, Male
Christian Scholars, Female
Non-Christian Scholars. Male
Non-Christian Scholars, Female
Total Sunday School Scholar:.::
WorkersChristian Workers, Male
Christian Workers, }j'emale
Total Christian Workers
Collections, Pastoral and Current WorkPa,storal Support-from Europeans
(including Government Chaplaincy Grant)
Pastoral Support from Hindustani'
Church
For Couference Claimants
.. i
For Current Expenses
For Miscellaneous purposes (famin'e;
etc.)
..
For General Conference Expenses ..
Total for Expenses of Church
Regular Prescribed BenevolencesMissIonary Collection from Churches
Missionary Collection from Sunday
Schools
..
Total Missionary Collections
Children's Day for Education
For North India Bible Society
For some Tract Society
For Indian Sunday School Union
For Women's Work
..
Tota.l for Prescribed Benevolences ..
17,083
13,911
17,597
15,421
13,689
44,683
~~:~~~
1,091
1,026
1,152
2,717
2,387
1,043
12,745
995
13,170
474
8,481
15,919
8,020
45,171
1,025
753
1,778
i
i
48
318
12,827
985
721
1,706
1,147
330
8,169
6,718
I
I
40
32
72
5,722
7,456
5,208
280
400
1,556
6,255
40
18,029
2,076
44
16,629
1,400
1,140
1,104
36
120
1,260
661
148
8
188
89
426
2,594
1,734
124
164
33
103
616
2,706
"9
1,156
4,179
4
68
36
1,292
498
425
3,092
1,302
4,287
5,332
289
1,510
65
89
176
385
976
40,884
514
877
163
16
25
14
100
112
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
STATISTICAL SUMMARY-(Oontinued);
Items of most speciai interest compared.
Incomes (used in the work of Schools,
etc.)..
Figures
for
1900.
48,077
From Schools from Fees, etc.
..
29,752
From Government Aid
..
52.633
From Press and Iud ustriaJ work ..
1,30,462
Total Earned Income
Grant Total Collected and Earned
] .51,306
in India
Schools596
Number of Day Schools
..
4,269
Number of Scholars, Christian, Male,
Number of Scholars, Christian, Fe2,455
male
..
Number of Scholars, non-Christian,
4,494
Male
..
Number of Scholars, non-Christian,
1,835
Female
..
13,053
Total Number of Scholars
..
Figures
InDefor
crease. crease.
1899.
41,356
26,827
60,349
1,28,532
6,721
2,925
1,48,319
2,987
576
4,244
20
25
7,716
1,930
261
2,716 (
I
l
187
1,708\
12,975
127
78
4,307
The SWry of the Figures: The figures here presented tell no story of startling changes, but there is an eloquence in them, some of which is not pleasing. We have a.nother decrease in membership to explain. '1'he nlJmber of
communicants has fallen off 2,024. The slight increase in the number of
Christian children reported-brings the net loss in the Christian community
down to 1,147. I have made comparisons in all the districts with last year's
figures and find that five districts each gave a slight increase, in all 807. But
three districts show a decrease, two only a slight one, and one a very large
d(lcrease ofl,573. The net decrease is thus 1,147 as reported. There have been
a few over a thousand deaths, but these cannot account for the loss as there
has been a much larger numher of accessions from among new converts, and
there were also a number of Ohristian children born that are counted; the number of births has at least offset the number of deaths. The fact that ther.e
have been 1,091 Christian-horn children baptized this year shews that we have
a large Christian community devoted to the institutions of the church. We
hope that the Government returns from next month's census will show in a
large measure the true num bers of our pAople. (See Report of State of the
Church.)
There is a slight advance in the pastoral support received from the Native Church, but not what we ought to expect, as it is still less than two annas
per ·member of. the C.hristian community. It ought to be not less than eight
annas. There IS a slIght decrea.se in the amount collected for the regular
benevolences.
The large income from schools and institutions render them in a lal:ge
degree se)f-supporting. A ·number of our schools and our press are 'entirely
self-supporting. .
N. L. RoCKEY,
G. C. HEWES,
S. B. FINCH,
G. D. PRESGRAVE.
REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE CHURCH,
This report is based chiefly on answers returned to a list of questions
sent to the preRldingelders of the conferellce and to the aPPOintees of 94 cir-
cuits and stations of the conference•. Only: 59r.epUes-.w.e.re ..x~ei~~,.,lea.¥lng
35" utdte1t.rdfrom~ . The· replies are seatoored over the. entire field and arfil
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( DAY MISSIONS
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B.EPORT~
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valuable as a pulse of the church's condition. Some were apparently givell
without thought and judgment, and were of little value. Extremes of eXllggeration and deprecIation could be detected; still, a correct estimate of th ..
condition of the church can be gathered in this way.
1. The spiritual condition of the church in the various charges is indlca.ted in replies ranging from" no improvement" and" somewhat better," to
It confident" yes," and to" much improvement." In the large majority of
instances decided improvement is claimed. One brother writes, "Instances
occur where after long years in the church there is still failure to comprehend spiritual matters; others, where beautiful growth and clear comprehension give our hearts joy." The reality of spiritual life and trust comes
out in an instance given of a poor Christian who, on his death-bed, was urged
to let his friends perform some idolatrous rites for his recovery. He refused
everything of the kind, and told them he was going to be with Christ. Encouraging spiritual growth in the main is manifest in the report.
2. Such spiritual growth might be inferred from the fact that very numerous meetings were held in perhaps all the centers for building up the
divine life of the soul. Replies indicate that such revival meetings were
held in numbers'varying from two to twenty. One brother holds such a meeting monthly. Definite·statements are made of conversions and in some instances the number is given. Faithful work along this line must result in
decided spiritual improvement in the church.
3. On the question of numerical growth in the·chul'ch, most of the stations give an increase varying from a small number up to 64, as far as
heard from. There is a total decrease found in the statistical tables of 2,024
communicants. There has thus been a remarkable decrease in the main.
Some centers show a large decrease, amounting in one case to 135 at Rajpura, Sambhal District. This is explained by deaths. chiefly from cholera, and
by famine and high prices driving some away. The decrease is geuerally by
transf~rs or unexplained departure. We are not ahle to account for this
great decrease again repeated this year.
4. Touching the observ.ance of the institutions of the church, we made
an effort to find the extent to which class and prayer meetings .. and family
worship are maintained, and· how far our lJeopJe keep the Sabbath and attend the sacrament of the f.Jord's Supper and observe Christian marriage.
(a.) We did not cull out much on the matter of attendance at class meeting.
In some instances a definite number of classes is mentioned. For:example,
it is .stated that 16 classes are held in the Pithoragarh circuit. It would
seem from silence, that in places not much is made of this means of grace, so
especially important in our field. No doubt, in the case of scattered villagers,
it Is difficult to maintain the class meeting, bnt the leaders might at least
seethe members once a week according to the old rule. (b)'rhe prayer meeting is generally maintained with regularity, amounting to 3 times a week in
one place. We cannot ascertain to what E'xtent the scattered villagers
maintain prayer meetings. (c) Family worship, we can see, is not universal. In the Rajpura circui·t it is claimed that prayer is kept I1P in the
definite number of 70 families, but it is manifest that there is much to
be done in establishing the family altar among our people. (d) The sacrament of the Lord's Supper presents a varying usage. In some instances
it has been observed once in the year, in others monthly or quarterl)'.
lj'or some reason it is reported that there has been no observance of
this rite in the Rajpura circuit., Sambhal District. The preacher-iucharge, Lachhman Singh,. is only a local deacon. Samuel Wheeler states
that this sacrament has not been administered in his circuit in the Gonda
District. There was no observance of the rite in the Kakrala circuit,
Bareilly District. (e) The reports show that a vigorous effort is being
made to secure Sabbath observance, but difficulties are encountered. Christians are often servants of Government or of Zamindars, both exacting regular work of them. Barabanki repOl·ts that all keep the Sabbath except cultivators and the servants of English people. Some -are so poor that they
need the Sabbath wage for the day's food. In tlardoi this is avoided by depOSiting one pice 6 days, for the food of the seventh. There is manifestly good
progress in the purpose of keeping this day. (f) On the subject of Christian
marriage there. is much room for improvement. It is manifest that in some
places but little Is. made of the Ch~istian ceremony, and all moves on in th~
old way. SDme give their childreutD nOll-Christiaus ill marriage. In .some
repDrts a definite number of Christian marriages is given. In other cases, it
is distinctly stated that no Christiall marriage has taken place, yet they
marry and are given in marriage. There may be some difficulty in places,
in the want of persons licensed to marry, but the chief cause of non-compliance is the persistence of the old custom.
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5. This leads to the general question of heathen practices rtlmallllDg III
the church. The great drag-net of a few yea,rs ago, gathered in many who
were honest enough in their purpose Df becoming Christian, but who did not
sufficiently understand what it involved. Numbers did Hot seem to know
that the service of Christ forbade their bowing in the house of Rimmoll.
The subsequent pastors of thpse adherents must haye known all tlw whpn
the idolatry the missiona.ries have since discovered. To a student of the hIStory of the world's evangelization, there is nothing new or specially discouraging in all this. The reports from which this pappr is made up, show
that idolatry in the form especially of worshipping at the shrill(' of Lal nB~,
still remains. The Lal Beg chalntinl is found in many places. I t is mostJ
common ill the Moradabad P. Eo's District. It is stated that in the Rajpura
circuit. one half are secretly idolaters. Bnt the genera.l indication is that
this ev'jJ practice is decrflasfng, while ill some (Jlac(~s it has entirely ceased.
It is claimed by Brothel' Bhikki La! thaJt not one shrine rema,ins among
Christians in the Sirauli eircuit. Brother Budden or Ka.nth claims that hI'
has swept them out of his 'Circuit. Gulab Singh of NUrplll' wiped out (mitaya)
6 idols in the year. Feasts for the dead eOlltinue. W. T. :-;peakCl writes thatJ
notm'any arefreeJrom this in the Bilsi circuit. III some placestheChristiam'
mingle in heathen festivals. But the Church is being stJeadily purged from
these practices. The most t'Ollllnon form of thb evil is the saint worship of
Lal Beg, which, still, has its t'()UntNpart among Romallists, and the ffHt.sl
for the dead, which is not so much idolatry, perhaps, as a sucial meal.
6. Your Committee sent, to the st:J,tions and circnits the (lUestioll, ,. Js UlP
Church aggressive against heathenism? " ThiR was to aSt'erta,in if our people
are confining their efforts lcLrgely to tltfJ Chriqtian communit.y, or are they
moving out of the trenches, and al'f~ they maldlig headwa.y against heat.llellism? It is rmportant that we ascertain if the Church has aggressi\e power.
The large decrease in the number of onr community, would seem to indicate
that we are not llOldiug our own. But an'l we making no headwa,y 'i ']'hel'(~
is we think an untabulated power of the Chllrch, H,lId Clrristi:Jl1 eommllllit.y.
There is an unmeasured inlluenee of the Christiall commuuity over the
thought and practice of the non-Christian community t,hat should be studied, as it indicates something of the real vitality of the Church, a.nd its fitness
for its great saving work in the world. The reports received, indicato that
the leaven of the Gospel is working in the great nOll-Christian mass, through
the agencies of the Church, and thrQugh the life and light of the Church
shining in· the darkness. Many write of aggression, but tl18Y do not indicate how it is manifested. Still, it may be gathered that there is an improved appreciation of Christian truth, a better mora.l sense, and an increasing
confidence in the worth of the Christian commnnity. Many, it is reported,
accept Christ in belief. '£hey receive the Im~acheriS in a more cordial way,
and cultivate friendship with the Christiar,s. There is a drawing of the
very numerons ChamaI' caste toward our people. And this is also manifested
among higher castes. For exam vie, the pastor 01' Rasnlpur writes, " I am
convinced that the high castes will soon believe, for they hear with eagerness and there is a manifest disposition and tendency (tabiyat aur bartao)
among them which indicates that they soon will 'accept the Christian religion." We may join this pastor's pra.yer fur great and speedy victol'ies.
7. Your Committee attempted to test the aggressive spirit of the Church
by asking preachers-in-charge the qm~stion, "Is llllpaid la,hour (or the Church
increasing?" This we deem a vital test of thn life of the Church, in se11'sustentation, and self-propagation. Tlw'answel's to this question only called
out the quantity of the work, but indicatNi nothing of its quality, also an
important matter, in testing real Vitality. Mere perfunctory" jo hukm"
work, tells nothing of spontaneous.aggressive life. It iA, however, a matter
of interest to learn that an increasing alllOunt of unpaid work is perrot·med.
From "2 to 78 unpaid workers in each circuit are reported. This last large,
number, given for Tilhar circuit, reads like a mistake. Ujham reports 62
R;IDPORTS OF COM'MITTEES.
hadi.s (leaders), and Puwayau tiS. Were tui::; Idud uf economic activity in
developing the Church,'and pressing on paganism, spread evenly over the
Conference, the questioll of propagating Chrifltianity without foreign money,
would be largely solved. Fr()In ti-al'hwal District, we have the encouraging
\'Yord tl1at " Native minis~ers' wives work gladly without pay and do blessed
and profitable ,,;'ork. Thought au this line is gradually dawning on the minds
of the jJeople." Even this " dawning" is most llOpeful, as it is the sign of
ljulckening in the indigenous church, which, it goes without saying, must do
the work of evangelizing India.
S. \Ve are very glad to see that tho :';unday School canse is maintained
with increasing activity if our reports are to be relied on. The figures of
our Sta1,istical Secretary show an increaso of 48 schools aLd 4,287 scholars.
Almost all the reports re(~eivt]d, claim improvement in Sunday School
wurk, some report much improvement tLud a few are 'i'll, ~tatn quu. Panri
District reports fewer on the roll than la.st year, uut the average attendance
is,better. As this report puts it, "Sunday .scllools are skirmish lines and opfm
the way for other work," aud w(~ are glad to report any improvement ill this
furm of work.
H. We made inquiry conceruiug the educatioll of Olll' Christian children.
A very laudablo purpose has been so far maintained among us, of pushing
the secular education of our Christian community. \Ve sent to the circuits
the question, "Is there itUY im (Jl'ovmnent in the eel lIeation of children?"
),!uuy rt'lpurt some and It few much improvement. '1'11ere is a complaint of
want of teachers. Tlt(~ closing of 0111" Normal Sehool was a calamity; and as
it was a case of deficient foreign funds, it is manifest from this, and other
failures. that the g(,Il.~r:d s(~~'lllal' education of out' Christian community must
not depeud on foreign funds. The outlook for tJhi~ general education of our
people is not good. I"~rhups it may 1I0t be all unmixed evil, when, through
our inability to push education, the impl'Pssion is fully made that Christianity is not merely lmtrnillg 1,0 reau.
. 10. We have lool{ed into the (jucstion of self-sllpport in the Church. Improvemeut in t.his most important matter is llot ra,[Jid. In a few circuits, in
the nature of tile case, thorp is practically IlO self-support,. Many charges
rel)ol't some irnpl'ovemtHlt and a few have most encouraging notes of hearty
good-will and (~duLC1tioll along this Jillt'. Iu PlIl'anpur l'ircuit, Rs. 8-8 were
contribut.ed by new converts. In Tilhar circllit, poor pt~rsons, Hotin Mission
employment, g,L\'C R,,;. lH-14. ~aIllllel W]wpl('r l'1'pOl't~; Rs. 40 from a poor
c,il'cuit in tho UUllda Uistl'ict. In <L few pla~~l~s. [,Lillll'e of crops spems to
hay(' worh:ed a d('t',lill" ill Sf'Il'-SlIllpol't.. but in·thp maiu Wt] tind some advance.
'1'he eutiru ~lIm giv(~11 for pC1stonLi slIppurt is Rs. ;;,33:~, being an increase of
Rs.1:34.
11. In CUUllllctiou with this sniljf't't, )IOlll' Commit-t.eo aslwd the question,
"b tho tempol'~Ll cOlldition of our peuplu impl'oving '.'" ~ome reports indicate
tlla,t iu pla,cos numbers of 0111' peuPle an~ barely getting tmough to eat.
Many or the reports indica,to all impl'Oi'i'd con<iition of cultivators. In'
Harbwai, our people un' gdting' huld of tlleir t,mant l'ights, where they
formerly won~ in a ll1el'i~ statu of ::;erfdum. In places they C,-Lll build houses
IVhere formerly tlwir right was disputed. and it is sOl1wt,hing that in Olldh
the Christian commullity has <I, Tahsildllor, cL1Hl a Deputy Collector. Th(~
oft-J'eelll'rill~ fa.mines (Ll'O a. great drawback to 0111' poor lJoopJe, but upon the
W11010 their tempoml condition is improving ,Lud this liust act favorably on
self-suplJort. and with spiritllal growth, n,id in an entire uplift of the Church,
and in its titness for aggressive power.
T .•1. ~C01'T,
For Collt1nittec.
REPORT ON TEMPERANCE.
l!'rom the beginnill~ ,0111' Church lIas emphasiwd the importance and necessity of temperallce in all its furllls.
To-day we are practically a prohibition Church. '1'he Church insists upon total abstinence not only in her
ministry but also in her membership.
'I'he '1'empel'allCe organizations
among us, such as Bands. of Hope, Blue Ribbon Armies, Woman's Christian
Temperance. Unions... u,llQ. simiIal: societies, show that this subject is not be-
ing neglected. We have also cl'en.ted a considerable sentiment in favour of
temperance among ,the European population in midst of which we have
labored. We should however remember that eternal vigilance is the price
of liberty from the curse of drink. It is a custom· among Christians of some
other denominations to use wine on festive occasions such as weddings,
christenings, etc., and there is a tendency among some of our Christians in
our larger cities to join in this practice. We de .. ire to record our dep~eqia
tion of such harmful customs, and urge all our pastors to be unremIttmg
in their efforts to exhort OUl' people to maintain the high standard of our
Church on this subject. Let our children be carefully instructed, let temperance meetings frequently be held, let all our people be earnest in the
promulgation of temperance truth, is the advice your Committee would recommend.
J. BLAOKSTOOK,
J. N. WEST.
BOARD OF EDUCATION'.
The Board of . Education is not IJrepared to give a complete report at
this time. ·The Decretary returned from furlough in March, and since then
has had little time to look carefully into the school ·work of the Conference.
However, the following facts may be presented. There are in the Conference22 Anglo-Vernacular scho')ls for boys, with an enrollment of 3,082 pupils,
of whom 1,182 a.re Hindus and Mohammedans. For girls there are 13 schools
with a total attelld'lnce of 1,237 pupils, of whom only 13 are non-Christians.
Of Vernacular schools there are for boys 367, with an enrollment of 6,863
Christians and 3,312 non-Christians Thero are 194 girls' schuols with a total
enrollment of 4,283, of whom 1,230 are non Christians. '1'he entire number of
schools of all grades and for both sexes is 556. The entire attendance in all
these schools is 18,789.
The Secretary prepared and distributed forms for a full report of the
condition of all ·the schools in the bounds of the Conference. But these returns have not all been received, and so a full and detailed report cannot be
give~he Children's Day collection this year is 661 rupees, showing an increase
over last year of 163 rupees. It may ·not be out of place here to indicate
some of the uses made M this money collected from Children's Day services.
Two scholarships of Rs. Band 7 a month, respectively, were granted to the
Reid Christian College. Two of the same amount each to the Woman's College in LuckllOW, and one of Rs. 6 a month to the Moradabad High School
These scholarships are to be given to pupils who are in every sense worthy.
and whose parents are too poor to support them. But the recipients of these
scholarships are required on leaving school to refund the money thus received, according to the printed rules of the Conference Board;of Education.
L. A. CORE,
Secretary, Board oj Education.
REPORT OF CONFERENCE STEWARDS.
I.
We recommend the following payments for 1001 ;-
Conference Claimants:-
M.
Rs.
Rev. A. Solomon,
15
Rev. A. C. Paul,
15
Mrs. Zahur-ul-Haqq, 13
Mrs. B. Paul,
10
Mrs. A. Frank,
16
Mrs. Gray,
4
Mrs. L. Cutler,
10
180
180
156
120
192
48
120
. ,'Total
".~
37
Mission Claimants:-
M.
Rs.
108
Rev. Bala Das,
9
Likka Singh,
8 .
Nancy,
5
Mr. George Mayal,
8
Mrs. Mohan Das.
2
Mrs. William GuJab. 3
John Williams,
6
96
60
96
24
36
72
Total
•• 492
The total a:nount available for distribution is-Collections Rs. 280, InterQst Rs. 210 j Total Rs. 490. The Committee have distributed Rs, 2 in excess .
•T. H. MEss<\foRE.
W. R. BOWEN,
Bareilly, 12th-January 1901.
H. L. M UKERJI.
II.
~We
recommend that Rs. 115 be granted ~Il'~. A. Frank from Conference
Claimants :Fund for the latter half of the year 1900. The Rev. C. L. Bare
has already advanced this sum to Mrs. Frank and asks that he may be reimbursed. ~
J. H. MESSMOUE,
W. R. BOWEN.
Barei11y. 1~th January 1901.
H. L. MUKERJI.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
1. G. C. Hewes passed in Kempson's Syntax of the III year, and in
Gulistan and Translation of the IV year.
R. I. Faucett passed in Discipline and English and American Literature
for Admission on Trial, in all subjects of the English course of the I and II
years, except Watson's Sacraments of the II year, and in all subjects of the
Vernacular course of the I year. except Haqaiq-ul-Maujudat.
2.
3.
For Loca~ Deacon's Orders.
B. Milton pas~eQ in all studies.
Misri Cbaran"
Fa?'
,.
Admission on Trial.
B. T. Badley passed in all studies.
A. S. Wesley"
"
"
I Yea'l'.
Yaqub Singh passed in Baibal Barhaqq.
5. II Year.
Kay Silas passed in all studies excevt Tariq-ul-Hayat.
Yaqub Ali
'1
"
"
".
"
6. III Yeat'.
Jukkhan Lal passed in all studies.
J. Thompkinson "
Prem Singh
.,
"
N. R. Childs
"
"
"
except ·'Psa ki Sil'at, Tashrfh-ulTasUs, and Satmat Nirupau.
J. H. Walter passed in all subjects except 'I'sa kf Sfl'at, 'fswf Subut
and Satmat Nil'upan.
Laazar Shaw passed in all studies except Tashrfh-ut-'.l'aslis and
Satmat Nlrupan.
J. H. Smart passed in aV studies remaining over from last year.
IV Year.
Ganga Nath passed in all Faslen except the 1st, 3rd and 4th.
J. H. Smart passed in all Faslen.
Prabbhu Dayal"
"
"
Summary of resu~ts:.
R. I. ,Faucett will give examination in Watson's Sacraments of the II
Year, and Haqaiq·ul Maujuda.t-of the I Year.
4.
38-
REl?Oa.!tS Q.]f CQMMLTTEES.
Yaqub Singh Fillisa.fi, Khutut aur Church History ka imtihan phil' dewen, aur Tahrfrf Wa'z bhi dowen·
-Kay Silas aur Ya'qub' Ali Tariq ul Hayat ka imtihan phil' dewen, aur
ap Church History ka bhi \Jlli/' illltilllin dewen. ,
N. R. Childs 'l'sa, ki Sirat, '1'ashrih ul Taslis aUf Satmat Nirupan ka phir
imtihan dewen.
J. H. Walter 'fsa ki Sh'ut, '.fswl Subut aur Satmat Nirupan lot phil'
imtihan dewen.
Lazar Shaw '1'a8hrlh ul Taslis aur Satmat Nirllpan ka imtihan phil'
dewen,
Ganga N:ith pahH, tis!'! allr ch~Luthi Faslon ka phil' imtihan dewen.
C. L. HARE, Rcaistmr oj lJoctrd.
REPORT OF THE MUTTRA MISSION TRAINING SCHOOL,
.TanlWl'Y lS99-Jam,uary 1900.
The last Centra.l Conference requested that the Hoard of '1'rustees of the
Muttia Mission Training School report to the North 1n(1ia Conference and
nominate two members from the Conference to be elected by that Conference
as its representatives on the Hoard of Trustees.
.
In compliance with this reljUest, the Board bngs leave to nominate Mrs.
Parker and'Miss Thoburn as your representatives for the coming year, and
to submit the following report.
The past year has been one of pros\Jerity in ('very line of work. The
school was under a joint-committee of the North and North-West India
Conferences until the last Central Conference, at which time a Board of Trustees was constituted, consisting of two members each from the North and
North-West India Confet.:ences, and one each from the Bombay, BengalBurma and South India Conferences, with the Superintendent as member
ex-officio·
There are two distinct <lepartments. the English and the Vernacular, in
both of which there has been prosperity and a large increase of students.
There have been ten stndents in the English Department, as compared
with four of the previous year. Of the~e, one has finished her course and is
noW an efficient teacher in the (i-irIs' Hoarding Sc11001 here. 'l'wo others will
finish this year. These ten have come from all parts of India, as follows:
two from Calcutta, two from Mussoorie, two from Agra, and one each from
Cawnpore, Kolar, Poona, and one recently from Englaud.
All the students spend a part of each week in some kiud of practical work,
such as teaching in the Boarding ~chool, Sunduy Schools, zanan 11S, mohallas,
and Tillages. They also hold Illeetings with the children in the Girls' Boarding School and help to develop their Christian character.
In the Vernacular Department there has heen a lil{e increase. Last year
there were eighteen enrolled, but this year we have the pleasure to report
a total of thirty-nine, the number being more than doubled. Of these, eight
have been in the senior class, thirteen in the junior, and twnty-six in the
preparatory class of village women.
In addition to the above numbers, eight married women have oecn day
pupils in the school for a longer or shorter period of time.
Three have been graduated, one of whom is a very acceptable teacher
in the Girls' BoardillgSchool, one married a. preacher in our Mission.
Three who have not completed the course ha,ve gone out to work, one as
the wife of one of the most efficient preachers of this Conference.
We have believed that a general training school in our MiSSion, for all
India, is feasible, and-the results of the past year have corrobor. ated the opinion. Other denominations are showing their appreciation of our school by
sending pupils for us to train. Of the ten students in the English Department, five have-been members of other denominations,.and.in the Vernacular
Department eight have been members of other denominations, and we are
pleased to say that for these eight the fees have been· promptly and freely
paid.
The language difficulty has been met by employing .M.unshis whoi I:t-aVil
been a;bleto teach the languages of tha pupils who ha.!V6 come.
.
Two Missionaries, Misses Wright and Gregg, 'have given t,he greater part
of their time to the different departments of thb work, and they feel amply
repaid.
Praying that God will pour out His blessing upon us, andaskin~ your intere!t and support, we are
Res~ectfully,
MARY EVA GREGG,
Seeu.,
BO(J,1'd
of Tntstees.
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Your Committee reports ha.ving alldited the following accounts and found
them correctly.l{ept, In a number of eases tl)(~ books lack details. The Committee recommend that full <t('('ollnt:;; bp Icel,t in the main acconnt, or else
shown in special books,
The Mission Treasurer's books were audited to the end of the Y(~ar Hmf!.
The Oak Openings and \Ypll('sII'Y Sf'lwol a(,l~ollnts wl'rp andited to the ond
of the 2nd quartpr.
The books of the Fa.mine adief Committpp's Tn~asul'el· have befm audited
by an expert auditor to t:;eptember, alld linishecl by yonr Conul1ittee. Publishing House bool,s wero andited to October 1st hy all expprt auditor.
India Sunday School;Union for HIOO.
Theological Seminary for year 1!100.
Presiding Eldors' acconnts :-Honda, Oudh District. '~it.apLlr Circuit.
Gar11w3,l, Sambhal, Pilibhit, Kumaon, Moradabnd :t11(1 Hardoi Distl'iC'ts,
The W. F. 1\1: N. of Sitapul', Gonda. Sambhal.
The Presidillg Elder!; r(!port tho following" books:Gonda Dist.rict.
Kumaol1
'
Hardoi
Samhha,l
Pilibhit
Mbradabad
Rareilly
Oudh
.
3 quarters.
4
4
lJwarallfl,t for I quarkr.
('xeept, Unno :Llld Sbahahad 3 quartp!"",
4
4
4
4
4
t'\:eq)t Miss Means 3 quarters.
f'xC'ppt t.wo C'ircnits 3 quarters.
"
'Voman's College. DeaC',oness Home,
Bu:-illPss Depul'tmPllt.
Garhwal District a quarters and important pl::lces 4 qnarters. Conference
Treasurer's Report is yet to be H.uclited owing 1.0 his being: f'xcnsed frolll
Conference to attend Bishop Par ker.
G. C. HEWES.
S. S. DBASE.
J. BLACK'l'STOCIC
R. 1. FAUCETT.
H, L. Iv! UKERJI.
REPORT OF THE DEACONESS BOARD.
i
The Conference Board of Deaconesses mAt ,Tanuary 14th., '1'he names of
the following were called, their cilaractl'rs were passed, and they wert' recommended for renewal of licellse : Miss Thoburn, Miss Hoge, Miss Scott, Miss Hardie, Miss Sheldon, Miss
Budden, Miss Mary Means. Miss Tresha,m, Miss Brown and Miss Sullivan,
as Deaconesses; aud Mrs. Tucker a,nd Mrs. Caroline Richards as Associate
Deaco n esses.
M iss Belen Ingra.m and Miss ~-\ lice Means were licensed and their conspcration as Deaconesses ol'df'rd.
Miss Hayes and Miss Lawrence wpre continued on probation.
Rev. J. W. Robinson, Mrs. Bare and Mrs. TllOlJm'n were continued as
the Committee on. Examinations. ,
J. C.
BUTCHER,
P?·esWent.
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BEPORT OF. SUNDAY SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Your Committee calls attention to the following statistics :No. of Sunday Schools
1,043 ;
increase
No. of Officers
1,319;
decrease
Males
28,664 ;
increase
Females
16,507 ;
48
425
2,667
1,620
Collections Rs. 89 ; decrease Rs. 14.
We would call attention to the decrease in the collections; this was
also the case last year. In view of the increase in numbers there ought to
be a proportional increase in collections. The same is true of the decrease
in the number of officers and teachers. As in a sense connected with the
work of Sunday Schools, we report the results of the Scripture examination
held last July under the auspices of the India Sunday School Union. Pan·
ri passed 6 candidates, Lucknow 10, Bareilly 16, Moradabad 56. We commend the interest shown in this examination and recommend it to all as
being very helpful in increasing the interest of our young people in Scripture study. We call attention to the admirable picture-cards published by
impress in Lucknow, for use in our Sunday Schools, and trust they will be extensively nsed.
S. S.
DEASE.
ABSTRACT OF CONFERENCE CHRONICLES FOR 1900.
(Read at Histol"tcal Soatety by N. L. Rockey, Ohro'n'icler.)
Financial Outlook.-The appropriations for Southern India wer~
,reater than those for 1899; but North India was left with a decreased appropriation of Rs. 8,000. Otner Conferences had not only absorbed all the
generous increase but this Rs. 8,OOO,too. Part of this was cut from the work
and part was met from an imaginary supplemental fund which the members
of the Conference pledged themselves to meet or raise. The year closed with
Rs. 2,000 of this fund still a debt on those who had pledged themselves for it.
Present at Conference.-From among its old members fifteen missionaries,
fourteen wives of missionaries, the wife of one deceased missionary, Mrs. P.
T. Wilson (doing full work without pay for the W. F. M. S.), and fifteen lady
missionaries of the.W. F. M. S. Present in India, but rtbsent from Conference, were Miss Curts, Miss Reed, Miss S. A.~Easton, and Mr'3. Ashe.
Absentees in America.-At conference time, were L. A. Core, F. L. Neeld,
T. Craven, and J. W. Waugh, with their familie~; Miss F. M. English, Miss
Thoburn, Miss L. D. Green, Miss R. Sellars, and Miss Bryan, M. D.
New Arrivals during the year.-Present for the first time were (month of
arrival noted) Robert r. Faucett (December), Brenton Thoburn Badley
(Decemoer), Miss M. Carver (February), Miss C. M. Organ (November),
Miss M. P. Stearns, (November l •
Changes at Conference.-J. W. Robinson, vice W. A. Mansell, from gnglish
and Hindustani Churches, Lucknow, to Sitapur as P. E. of Oudh District, from
which Hardoi District with S. Tupper (Native) as P. E. was cut off; J. H.
Messmore from P. E. Moradabad to English Church, Lucknow (Editor of
Ka'likab) ; Miss Loper from Orphanage, Bareilly, to Girls' School, Sitapur; H.
A. Cutting (Native) from P. E. of Sambhal to P. E. of Pilibhit; H. J. A.iams
(Native)became P. E. of Sambhal; R. I. Faucett, vice J. L. Humphrey, English Church, Naini Tal.
Return to America on furlough during 1900.-W. A. M-ansell and wife
(February), J. L. Humphrey and wife (January), Mrs. Parker (March),
Miss C. Easton (January).
General Conference.-Our representatives at Chicago were E. W. Parker.
J. L. Humphrey, C. R. Hawes (our Manager of the Printing Department of
the Lllcknow Press). W. A. Mansell, First Reservebwas seated 011 election of
E. W. Parker as Bishop; F. L. Neeld, 2nd Alternate elegate, was not present.
Return from furlough to America.--Miss Thoburn .(July); F. L. Neeld
(October), without his family: he became P. E. of Bareilly District, vice E.
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W. Parker, elected Bishop; Bishop and Mrs. Parker (October); C. R.
Hawes (September).
New Missionaries arriving during the year.-Walter B. Empey and wife
(December). Miss Lewis. M. D. (Dt:cembel'), Miss Brouse (February); Miss
Files came by transfer from BengH 1.
Died.-- Juel 1'. .LLllViel' (September ~ L!l. The first Native member of N. 1.
Conference) : Luci ns Cutler.
Missi.on Children. -Bella Blackstock rptUl'iwd to America to school (March);
Irene AsiH' died !"I!bruary 23rd, age 2 },,>;(,rs. Horn to D. L. Thoburn and wife,
November 24, a Son (Wilbur Collins).
Other Personal Mention.-Miss Lilavati Singh, returning with Miss Thoburn from America, was madn a Missionary of the lV. F. M. Society.
R W. Parl{er, in his41st year'of IT! ission service iu North India, was elected
Missionary Bishop of Southern Asia in May, was assigned to preside at N.
India, N.-W. India, alJd Bombay Conferences. Returned to India in October, was soon taken s0riollsly iII and at the closp of conference year lay in
so critical a condition that 110 h0pc or recovery was entertained by either
friends or physician.
Old members of Missionary Force present at Oonference, 1900.- 'V. 'Yo Ashe,
C. L. Bare and wifc. J. Blackstock and wife, J. C. Butcher and wife, S. S.
Dease and wife, .T. H. (jill and wif('. G. C. Howes and wife, J. L. Humphrey
and wife,'S. Knowles and wife,.T. H. Messmore and wife, E. -W. Parker and
wifp., .T. W. Robillson and wifp., N. L. Roekey and wife, T .•T. Scott and Wife,
n. L. Thoburn and wife.
Lady Missionaries.-Mis:; A. Budden, Miss C. Easton, Miss Fuller, Miss
Hardie, Miss Hoge, ~Iiss Ingram, Miss Kyle, Miss M. Means. Miss A.
Means, Miss Newton, Miss Nichols, Miss F. Scott Miss Sheldon, M. n., Miss
Sullivan, Miss Wilson.
(tommtttee on memoirs.
REV. JOEL
T.
JANVIER.
The Rev. Joel T. Janvier was torn at Banda in Bandelkhand about 1830,
of Rajput parents. When eight years ·of age he was brought by his older
brother to the American Mission. Allahabad. where h0 grew up under mission
instruction and became a teacher in the Jamna Mission School. In 1856 he
became the assistant of Rev. W. Butler, founder of the M. E.·Missions in India.
He was at that time a man of unblemished reputation, but unconverted. Be
was converted to.wards the close of the year 1856, while acting as interpreter.
for Dr. Butler in preaching. He was ordained Deacon by Bishop Thompson
at Lucknow in Decem bel' 1864, and Elder by Bishop Kingsley at Bareilly in
January 1870. In 1888, on account of blindness, he was placed on the Superannuated list, and died a.t Allahabad September 7th, 1900.
The following appreciative notice of our dear Brother Janvier was printed in the Kankab i Hind of 13th Septem bel' 1900 :",On Friday, the 7th instant,at-11 o'clock in the morning, the spirit of this
noble man sped to the celestial home. In the death of " Joel," as he was
lamiliady called, earth lost one of tht' nohlest souls of auy a~ or clime. Mr.
Janvier was born at Banda in Bandelkhand about 1830, 9f J.i.ajput parents.
He came to Allahabad while a lad, and was educated in the Presbyterian
Mission. He obtained a fair knowledge of English, with something of Greek
and Hebrew. He joined Dr. But]pr in the foundingof the Methodist Missioll
in Rohilkhund in 1856, through the cooperating kindn(~ss of the American
Presbyterian Mission. From the time lw joined the work till his sight failed
in 1884 ·he maintained an unbroken career as an able minister of the New
Testament. After sight had failed he retained his connection with the list
of active workers till 1888, meantime preaching regularly in the congregation
at Bareilly. From the last named da.te. he retired to the ranks of "superannuated" minister, but contined to preach on opportunity, with great power,
tB11898, when a stroke of paralysis silenced for the pulpit a voice that had
long sounded as a gospel clarion. From the date of the para~lysis he steadUy
declined, lOSing by degrees the use of his limbs and voice. More recently he
removed with his son, Ezekiel, to Allahabad in the vain hope of some
benefit, and, as seemed congenial and fitting, closed his mortal life amid the
scenes of early years and training. "How are the mighty fallen."
".To all who knew him, our Brother was a most interesting and lovable
character. He was a man of all1~le proportions and muscular frame. As a
lad he excellediu athletics. There was a charm about his spirit that won
and retained acquaintances. He had a delicate sense of humor, and a
pleasant smile often played OVer his manly face, althongh he rarely indulged
in a broad laugh. He was kind in bearing and conSltant in -friendship. He
was prudent in counsel and wise in decision. As an eloquent preacher he
had but few equals in any laud. All who have heard him preach, will recall
the verve and inspiration with which he spoke, the rapt attitnde and the
thrill of his 'fast-fiowing words. One would listen with perpetual surprise to
the tide of well-linked sentences and the sustained thought that bore him
along. One -can remember the qnick way in which som~times he would
catch up the next sentence as if the urgency of thought and emotiou would
not stay. His forte was preaching, whether to Christians or non-Christians.
It was n3t so much his powerful exegesis as his heautiful use of Scripture,
and the felicities and spirit of the true orator.
" As a husband, father and pastor he was affectionate. No breath of
suspicion attributed to him sordid or unworthy motives. Here was a type of
pure, dignified Christian life that would grace the Church in any land. The
Indian Ohurch is poorer to-day by the death of this good man, while heaven
is richer. May a double portion of his spirit rest on his brethren in the
ministry, and may the Divine consolation abide with his breaved famIly."
The following account of Brother Janvier's escape from HareiJIy is taken
from tile North- Western Christ'ian Advocate of 7th November 1900 :
" On Sunday, May 31st, 1857, I held service for the eight or nine people
that attended. I was preaching with closed doors to the occasion from t.he
text: " Fear not, little fioek, it is your Father's good pleasure -to give you
the kingdom" (Luke xii. 32). We lived near the military line. As I preached the mutiny broke out and the Sepoys began to murder the Europeans.
Several of our congregation had been Ohristian Sepoys. A friendly Mohalllmedan came running in and suggested that we stop the service and flee. 1
drew it to a rapid close and we hurried away to u. neighboring I'jch Hindu's
garden, where we hid for the day. As we went a neighbor woman asked my
wife to hide in her house, which sht> did. That night we returned under
cover of darkness and fOUlld everything in the huuses looted. We slipped
away in the night towards Lucknow, where we thoug-ht we would be secure,
as that place had a strong Europeall garrison. Tlw mutineers were only
about two days behind ns a II the way. The road was fairly sa.fe for us, and
we arrived in Lncknow just in time to be told that the Sepoys were about tu
rt:bel and that the Europeans were gathering for protectiC1b at the English
Residency. We paused two days and continued our fiight to Cawnpore, the
next military station, little kllowing of the tragedies that were even then
being enacted there. As we drew neal' the city, on the opposite bank of the
Ganges, we were told that the infamons Nana Sahib, already in posseSSion of
the city, was besieging General Wheeler and the l'emu8;llt of the Europeans.
As we tarried to-rest a short time a cannon-ball from General Wheeler's camp
struck just in fr.ont of us, whereupon we hurried our departure towards
Allahabad, 130 lliles further on. We had already wall,ed about 200 miles in
the burning heat of that June, but there was no help for it. A few days
more and we were safe ill Allahabad. We reached the place in tatters and
without a cent. When we were most needy I found a silver coin that helped
US to food the rest of tile way. I immediatAly found employmflnt at good
wages in au English !office, but my heart was III at ease until after some
months a letter came froll Dr. Butler by a long, ronndabout route and gave
me the news of his safety. As soon as the rebellion was put dowll I returned
to Rareilly to Dr. Butler and have becn in the' Master's work with the Methodist Church ever since."
The Rev. Isaac Ffeldbrave has·given the following testimony to the Christ·
Ian and ministerial character of Brother J anvh3r:
1. Wa'z. N.p Hindustanfo!! Ire darmiyan ek zabardast wa'iz the, N.p k~
kalam Ruh kf qudrat ke sath hota tha, jo dllo,!1 pal' liaS!r karta, aur dllon .ko
hiladeta tha. Un ke wa'z men ayat kf taqsim naMn hoti thr, par un kaba.-
REPORTS
OFCO:M,¥ITTE~.s.
yin daryaki manind jari hota tha, aur sunnewalon ko apne bayan aur mazmun men maho kar Jete the. Kp 1m "Prince of Preachers" kahmt rawa
hai.
2. A~hldq. Kp ka a~hhig Masihf aJ.<hhi,q tha. Kof un ke pas jakar mi. J.<hush ya mayus na hota tila. Har ek Ira us k(j hasb j hal baratte. aUf kisf
ka di1un ke pas jaDe se 11ft dukllta tha. Yun, wuh 1\1 asihfon ke tlarmiyan
har-diL-'aziz the.
3. Gaur anr dtLIYUtdeshi. Yih barf bluirf sifat un men tlJi, Wuh har
mu'amale par gaur karte the. aur dur tak IJS ke natfje ko Janchte the. Un
ke kisf kam ya ka.lam men jaldbazl na thi. Kam bolte the, par jo kuchh kahte the gaur karke aur soch samajh ke.
4. Farotani. Fazl ki yih J.<hubf un men achchhf tarah 'ayan thL Un ke
bashre aur un kf sarf zindag£ par farotanr ki muhr thi. Un ki sada zindagf
th! par J.<hubsurat Masihf zindagi thL K{ish aj kaloke naujawan wa'iz ns buznrg ki sada ILur faro tan zindagf par gaur lmrte.
5. Un ki sari Masihi khidmat, aur Masihf zindagf par ganr karke llam
yih kah sakte hain ki " Wuh Preb~'storian Mission ke liye fa~hr ka ba'is allr
Methodist Mission ke Iiye ek Uij hue.
.J. H. MESSllfORE,
FOT
Oommittee.
YADGARI PADRI LUCIUS CUTLER.
Bhaf Lucius Cutler mauza' Narangpur, zila' Mllradabad ke bashinde the,
a.ur guman galib hai ki walidain ke hamrah Padr! Parsons ya Dr. Bntler
sahib ke hath se \1'3f gagw men san 1858 men baptisma paya tha. r.rhore din
Joa iskftl men ta'Hm pal, ~hir Shahjahannur Orphanage llIf'n ziyada ta'lfm
ke liye bheje gae, aur wahan se nikalkar Nag'illa. Aml'oba, Joa, aur Kashipur
men kaf sa.! tak manadf karte rahe. San 1877 men Bal'eilly Seminary men daJ.<hil hue, aur tin baras men sallad paknr san 1880 meQ Rae Bareilly bheje
gae. auI' 1885 men hamari saliyana kanfarans roeg sharik h(le, au1' Hasanpur,
Basta, Amroha. Panahpur aur Jalalabact met! diyanatdal'i 0 wafMarf ke sath
lnim karte rahe, un ke afsaran un se bahut ~hltsh rahte thA. Apuf picbhlf
is;eshan Jalalabad men saJ.<ht bfmar pare. aur Amrolla pahu!)chkar 13w!n
December, san 1000 men 54 barag kf 'I1mr ke hoke apne hapdadon ke sath so
gao.
PR.o\BHU DAY.AL.
WAFAT-NAMA MR. A. FRANK.
~
EhaJ Albert Frank asman par jalle se qabl 55 bal'a,~ kp, thp. We san 184.5,
men shahr Kalkatta men paida h(le the. Un ki 7.indag-1 ka ek bara hissa.
'nmuman tin jagahon men guzra, ya'lle Tilhaol' Shahja.banpur aur Lucknow.
Un ki shadf 1874 men Allahabad men bhai Pahalwan S1ngh ki dul~htar bahin
.Tnmema se hut.
Mr. }j'rank kf ta'lim ka pura hal thfk taU!' se ma'lum nahin. tau bhi jo
kuchh ma'lum hai, us ko pesh karta hu!!. Ullhon ne Mirzap(u, Lucknow,
a.ur Shahjahanpur Orphange School men ta'lim paL Ds waqt me!.l Shahjahanpur Orphanage School men ta'Um ka aisao'umda intizam tha, ki Government High School us ka za.ra bbi muqabala na kar sakta tha, a,ur wahan
kll. Head Master, Orphanage High S('.hoo\ ke H0.ad Master se 'ahd 0 paiman
ka ntultaji hull. karta tha.
Un kf khidmat kt mu~htasar kaitiyat yih hai:-Unhou ne school se nikalkar Tilhar ke school meg jo us waqt men Middle Sehool ke darje se nfche
tha, kam shuru' kiya. Wah an par kllChh barsoll tak kam karne lie ba'd we
Shahjahanpur Orphanage School ko tabdil h(le, jo llS waqt zaw{il Id hiilat
men tha.
-Babu H. L.Mnkel'jee sahib ke Shahjahanpur City School se ta.bdfl 110 .iane
par, we Orphanage School se City School ko, ,io l1S waqt middle darjc ta.l.: tha
tabdU ho gae. Waha!! S8 we Na~has School (Luclmow) Ire Iiye tabdil hokar ae.
Un ke Orphanage, Shahjaha.llpur City School am Na~{has Schoolld l~hidmat
ke aiyam mer). PMri Bare sahib isl{ulon ke Manager rahe. Un se ma'lum llua,
ki unhon ne apna Ini.m barf diyanatdarl aur wafadarf se kiya. Agal'chi pichhIe donon-madrason se we 'qarfb do mil ke fasle pa,!' rahll. karte the, taham
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1t.E:PORT~
OF COMMITTEES.
we jar' aur garmi aur bars at musta'ldf se apne kam par hflzir hote rahel. Un
1[1\ barMousM.donaurtalibul 'iImo!! kesfith nihayst hi 'umda tha. Yihf wajh
thi ki bawajtid qurb 0 jawar ke qaI'fb ke iskulon ki khinchatlinf ke bhf, we
apne madrase ko 'umda balat par rakh sake. Un ke guzar jaue lnt ~air aqwam ko bhi alss. hi sadma hai, jalsa Masfhfop. ko. Un ke waste khet mel!
ba.hnt kam tba.
Jab we Shahjahanpur me!! the, to 1883 men un kf lokal prichar kf sifarish
hur, par unhon ne kaba, Main abhf taiyar nahT!!, so kuchh din ruke rahe.
Phir ek baras ba'd uuhon ne is 'uhde ko q ubul kiya.
We North India Conference ke laiq shuraldi men se ek the, we salah
mashwara dene me!! hoshy8.r the, sablI' the, mihrban the, auron ka ~hiyal
rakhnewale the.
San 1897 men jab Reid Christian College Boarding School men koi Manager ns. raba, kyunki Manager sabiq Padrf Ganga Nath Barabankl ko tabdil
ho gae the, tab Principal Padri Bare sahib ne Mr. Frank se dar~hwast kf ki
a.p 'aHiwa iskul ke Boarding Bouse men bhi meri madad kfjiye. aur Manager
ka bhl kam kfjiye. Chimauchi unhon ne l~hushf se is kam ko bhf qubul kiYR, par chunki donon kamon ka anjam dena mushkil tha, is liye Principal
sahib ne un ke bojh ko halka karke, san 1899 'Yswl ke shurfi' men dusre Manager ka bandobast kiya.
Agarchi in do barson men, jin men ki we Head Master aur Manager the,
un ke upar bhari kam tha, taham we kanfarans ki l~h\Vandagi men salana
aur shashmahi imtihan dete ra.he aur pass hote rahe.
'Arsa kaf mahine ka guzra, jab ki un ka bet-a Arthur nam asman par gaya, us kf maut se un ko bara sadma hua. Apni wafat se ek derh mah qabl
unhon ne kaha, " Arthur ne mujhe mar (laIR." Bach bhi hai ki us larke kf
maut ke ba'd un ki sihhat ne un ko jawab diya, aur us waqt l{e ba'd se we
roz ba roz girte gae, aur a\rhirkar we apIle hete Arthur se mulaqat karne ko
.Tum'a July· 6, san 1000 '.fswi asroan par gae.
H. A. CUTTING.
Mrs. Abigale Solomonjinhon ne Budaon men .January 27wf;U, san 1900 ko
intiqal kiya, MOl'adabact Mission Girl's School kf ta'lim-yafta thin. Un ki
shadf 17wln April, san 1889 men Padrf Joshua Solomon se hut Is 'arse men
unhon ne Bareilly, Gon(la,·El1enpur, Bahraich, Nawab Ganj aur Shahjabanpur men Masih kf l.chidmat ki. \Ve do baras ke 'arse tak 'ariza I di(,Jq men
mubtila rahkar apne asmani makan ko parwaz }{ar gain. Un kf zindagi nihayat phaldar thi. We barabar Masih ke namUllE' par chaIti rahin. anr har ek
bat men Masih aur apne l}:hawind ·kf farmanbardar thin. Un ki zindagi
namune ki zindagf th1. We har ek dukh ke waqt men sabir rahin, aur iman
meT} mazb(lt thin. Un kf maut bhf fmandaron ke liye tasallf ka ba'is thi.
untuwin sal ke 'arse tak un ka qayam is fanf duniyamen raha. Ab un kf musat
fir at a.ur us kf sa\rhtfRn tai bUIn. aur a,pnf mfras ke haqq ko jis kf ummedwar
is dunya me!! rahiQ, pati hain. Mubarak we jo ~budawand men hoke marte,
Rub ka.hlf, Ha.n. kyuyki we apnl mihnato!! se aram pate hai.Q.
PRABIIU DAYAL.
<.tourse of Stubl!.
A.-I<'qR AMERICAN MISSIONARIES.
ENGLISH STUDIES.
I YQar. 1. Introduetion to the Holy Scriptures: Old Testament, vp. 1-447
Harman.
2. Exegesis: Selections from the Gospels.
3. Systematic. Theology. Vol. 1. MUey.
4. Plain Acconnt 'of Christian Perfection. lYeM~ey.
To be read: Wesley's Sermons. Vol. II.
II Year. 1. Introductions to the Holy Scriptures: New Testament, 448770. Hannan.
2. Exegesis: Selections from the Pauline Epistles.
3. Atonement in Christ. ;'Uiley.
4. The Sacraments: Baptism and the Lord's Supper. WatBun.
To be read: Steven's History of Methodism.
III Year. 1. Exegesis: Selections from the Pentateuch.
2. Studies in Theology: The Supernatural Book. Foster.
3. Biulica.l Hermpneutics. Terry.
IV Year. 1. Exege~is: Selections from Isaiah.
2. Systematic Theology. Vol. II, Miley.
VERNACULAR STUDIES.
I. This course shall consist of three standards of two sections each, viz.,
Lower, Middle, and Proficiency Standards, in both the Urdu and HindI
lauguages.
II. The Urdu and Hindi of the Lower Standard shall be compulsory,
and one section, either the Urdu or the Hindi, of the Middle and Proficiency
Standards respectively.
III. The candidate will be expected to pass the first section of the Lower
Standard examination within, or at the close of, his first year's residence, and
he may be allowed to complete both sections in that time: but must pass in
both within two years from the time of joining his conference in India.
IV. All conference examinations shall take place tinder the direction
of a board of six or more examiners appointed by the Bishop, which board
shall, as far as possible, remain unchanged from year to year.
V. The annual conference examination shall begin·on the morning of
the day preceding the day fixed for the opening of the conference, a majority
of the board being present.
VI. The following course of study, in accordance with Rule I, is pro"
posed:
LOWER STANDARD.
A.- URDU: FIRST YEAR.
1. GRAMMAR. Platts', omitting chapters on Arabic and Persian Construction, and Derivations and Syntax
100
2. READING. (Roman, Lithograph and Type) :
Matthew and Marl{'s Gospels
Haqaig ul Maujudat
100
3. TRANSLATION
...
150
(1.) Urdu-English: 10 lines from Urdu Sec. Bk. C. E. S.
50
(2.) English-Urdu: 10 lines from Eng. Sec. 'Bk. C. E. S., half
{)O
written in Persian and half written in Roman
(3.) Definition
40
4. PRONUNCIATION
100
5. CONVERSATION
...
.••
100
Rea.d: Bisl;l.op Thoburn's I~dla. a.nd MalaYlSia.
4(5
COT.1!tSE OF STUDY.
B.-HINDI: SECOND YEAR.
GRAMMA.R: Kellogg's
•••
100
READING. (Nagri) Matthew and Mark's Gospel8 a.nd
Dharm Tula
100
3. TRANSLATION
.
.•.
150
(1.) Hindi- English: 10 lines from Hindi Sec. Bk C E. S.
.. 50
(2.) English-Hindi: 10 lines from Eng:. Sec. Bk. C. E. S., half
written in Nagri and half written in Roman
60
(3.) Definition
40
4. PRONUNCIATION
'100
5. CONVERSATIO~
........
100
Read: Hunter's Brief History of the Indian People.
MIDDLE STANDARD. THIRD YAER.
(Urdu or Hindi Optional.)
A.·-URDU.
1. GRAMMAR: Platts', the whole. Kempson's Santax and Idioms.
Forbes' Persian
.
100
2. READING. (Litho, and Type) :
Luke and John's Gospels.
Din-i-Haqq ki Tahqiq.
Taubat un Nasih.
Mark and John in Persia.n
100
3. TRANSLATION
...
.•.
...
150
[,0
(1.) Urdu-English: 10 lines from Urdu Third Bk. C. E. S.
(2.) English-Urdu: 10 lines from Eng. Third Bk. C. E. S.,
half written in Persian and half in Roman
fiO
(3.) Definition
40
4. PRONUNCIATION
100
5. CONVERSATION
100
Read: Muir's Life of Mohammad.
B.-HINDI.
1. GRAMMAR: Review
...
100
Ballantyn's Elementary Sanskrit.
2. READING: Luke and Jo~n's Gospels
100
Shakuntala (edited by Raja Lakshman Singh).
3. TRANSLATION
.
.
...
...
150
(1.) Hindi-English: 10 lines fl'Om Hindi Third Bk. C. E. S.
50
(2.) En~1ish-Hindi: 10 lines from English Third Bk. C. E. S.,
half written in Nagri and half in Roman
60
(3.) Definition
......
40
4. PRONUNCIATION
100
5. CONVERSATION
......
100
Read: Wilkins' Hindu Mythology.
PROFICIENCY STANDARD.-FOURTH YEAR.
(Urdu or Hindi Option~l,)
A.-URpU.
1. GRAM.MAR: Palmer's Arabic. (Optiona,l.)
100
2. READ[NG: lIiz~n-ul-Haqg.
.
Gulfstan.
Forbes' Arabic Reader. (Optional.)
100
3. TRANSLATION
...
.....
150
(1.) Urdu-English: 20 lines from Urdu Fourth Bk. C. E. S. 50
(2.) English-Urdu: 20 lines from English Fourth Bk. C. E. S.,
.. 60
ha.lf written in PerSian a.nd half in Roman
Short Sermon 'in Persian character.
(3.) Definition .
.
•••
40
.. PRONUNClA TION
100
$. CONV~RSATI(jN
...
: 10\?
1.
2.
ltRM;. ~H~'
]t~J~h. Qf):~I.8-~!
CoURSE OF STUDY.
B.-HINDI.
100
GRAMMAR: Hindi, Review
Monier Williams' Sanskrit. (Optional.)
100
2. RE!.DING: Sat Mat Nirupan
Prem Sagar.
Hitopadesha.,.,. first book. (Optional.)
150
3. TRANSLATluN
.......
...
50
(1.) Hindi-English: 20 lines from Hindi Fourth Bk. C. E. S.
(2.) English-Hindi: 20 lines from English Fourth Uk. C. R S.,
. half written in Nagri and half in Roman..
.•. 60
Short Sermon in Nagri character.
40
(3. ) Definition
100
4. PRONUNCIATION
5. CONVERSATIDN
. . . . . ...
100
Read: Monier Williams' Religious Life and 'l'hought in India.
VII. The candidate, in order to pass, must obtain at least one half
theaggrega.te marks in each subject.
VIII. The Board of Examiners, through the Registrar, shall at the
close of the examination, inform the candidate and the Secretary of the
Conference of the result.
1.
B.-FOR HINDUSTANI MINISTERS.
SNLNNA KNNFARANS KI' l.{HWN;NDAGI'.
DNl.{HILA KE LIYE.
1. Ummedwar Urdu ya Hindi Qawa'id, .Tu"rafiya aur Hisab achchhi
tarah se jane.
2. Qadim Ta\Varn~h ka Il.chtisar Roman-Urdu, Ol'Landmarks of An·cient History.
3. Bunter's Brief History of the Indian People in English, Lithograph- Urdu or Hindi.
4. Jugr8.fiya-i-pak Kitab, ya Scripture Geography.
5. Discipline.
PAHLNSA'L.
1. Filasafi dar bab Tadbir i Naj:h, 01' Walker's Philosophy of the Plan
of Salvation, or Mat Pariksha.
2. Khutfit bu.-nam Jawanan i Hind, or Mitchell's Letters to Indian
Youth oi' Sat Mat Nirup_an me!! jo Hinud k1 ba,bat hai.
3. Hurst'S Short History of the Early Church in English or in Lithograph-Urdu or Oaleb's Inti~hab i Kalisiya.
4. Wayla.nd's Moral ~cience in English or in Lithograph- Urd(t or
Baibal Bar- Haqq.
5. Ta hrirf W a' z.
MUTNL' A KE LIYE.-l. Stobart's Islam or Tawarikh j Mohammad!
01' Kwa-gawan Biehar. 2.
Dill Islam am llS kf tardid in Roman-Ucdti. or
Lithogravh· Urdil.
DUSRN SA'L.
1. Binney's C~)mpHlld, or Ma~h7.an 'llm i'llahi.
2. What think yo of Christ. (Vn.nghan's) or Masih Ibn Ull{th 01'
Dharm Pustak se Mile blutg me!! Khrisht·ka Samachar.
3. Field's Hand-book of Theology, one half, or Tariq ul Hayat 01'
Dharma Dharm Phriksha Patr.
4. Introduction to Thomas' Cammentary on GeneSis, in Roman-Urdu.
5. Tahrtri Wa'z.
.
MUTNL'A KE LIYE.-1. Clark's six Lectures OIl the A'rya Sam!j in
English 01' Urdu or Hindi. 2. FOl'mell'S Nrya Samaj or miftah-u! -Taufet, Pap Sodhan Siddhant.
TI'SRA' SA'L.
1. Bushnell's Character of .Tesus. 'Ysa ld Sirat. 2. Thomas' Tashl'ih-ul-TasHs in Roman- Urdll. 3. Fishers' Manuel of Christian Evidences
in English or 'fswi Subut, Roman-Urdu. 4. l!'ields' Hand ·book of
Theology, completed, Sat Ma" Nirupan me!! diu 'l"swf ki babat. .5. Tahrid wa'z.
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COURSE OF STUDY.
MUTKL' A KE LIYE.-l. Murdoch's Popula.r·Hinduism or Lakshmi
Shankar's Primer of Biology in Urdu or Hindi.
CHAUTHE SKL KE IMTIHKN KE SUWKLA'T.
1. Ruhani zindagi kya hai? Us kf asliyat bayan karo.
:~. Kyugkar ma'Illm hoM h1Li ki ham meg Ruhani zindagf hal?
3. Wii'iz ko kis tarah ma'lum hota, hai ki ~huda ne mujh.ko wa'z kQ
kam ke waste talab kiya. hai.
FASL.
1.
DfNDKRf AUR AUQKT GUZKRf KE BA YKN MEN.-1. ~ha
dim ud din ke l~hass kam bayau karo, anr yih batao ki is lJ:hidmat ke waste
kaun kaun se wasf chulliven.
5. We kaun se tariqe' haig, jis se yih ausaf barhte jate haig?
6. Batao ki logog h gharog par ahwal-pursi ke liye jana kaisa zur(lt'
hai, aur yih kaho ki tumhari is kam meg kis qadar tawajjuh hai ?
7. Yih batao ki kis tarah parhte likhte ho?
8. Jab se tum kallfal'ans kf imtihan-bardarl meg ho, tab S8 tum ne
jitnf kitabeg hal' sal dekhi haig un sab ke nam-batao?
9. Kutub i Muqaddasa ke parhne mel.! tumhara kitml waqt sarf hota,
hai? anr kis tarfqe se parhte ho?
FASY..
2.
BAIBAL KK IMTIHKN.-l. Kis i'tibal' se tum Baibal ko Kaltim i
Dahi jante ho, aul' kin dalail se yih tum rae rakhte ho?
2. Kisdalil se Majmu'a i 'Ahd i 'Atiq ko, jo ham meg murauwij hai,
mu'tabar jante ho? ~hulasa bayan karo.
3. Kis daHl se we sab kitabeg jo is Majmu'a i 'Ahd i Jadid meg da~hn
hain mu'tabar 0 sahih jante ho? Mu~htasar bayan ka1'o.
4. Kis tarah Mohammadiog ke is da'we ko ki Kntub i Muqaddasa man8ukh ho gai haig, galat sabit karte ho ?
. 5. ~huruj i Misr se Yashu'a,ki maut· tak, IsnUHog ki: tari15"h k8. l~hula
sa batao.
6. Das firqog ki bagawat ke muta'alliq jo lJ:hass waqi'at haln, uuhen
bayan karo.
7. Yahudion ki saJana 'Ideg aur nlz rih 'ki kis bat ke waste muqarrar
hill thin. aul' kis tarah par ada ki jati thl!!., batao.
8. Khass khass nabion ke Ham aur jis zamane men unholl ne nubuwaten
I,in, wuli za:nane aur niz yib, ki ~ve nubuwatfl:Q kis bare mp.g thln"bayan
karo.
g. ~hudawand Masib ki batog se kuchh aisi misaleg do, jin se zah!r
hota hai, ki wuh Purane '.Ahd lie na w is!1tog ko mu'tabar samajhtfl tha.
10. Kaun sf pesh-~habarfag Masib S{~ muta'alJiq hain, ~hususan us ki
amad anI' sirat aul' kam aur mant se?
11. Masfh ki zindagi ke halM Ids kis waqt ke ma')um hai!!. aUf muddat
'ahd risalat ki!< qadar thi?
12. Us kf l'isaiat ke lsha::;::; waqi'ut aU!' jahan jaJul.I! ki we guzre baJn
batao.
13. Khass khass baten mundarij i A'amal i Rasul batlao.
14, MU'jiza kya hai aur mu'jizog se kyugkar mal'um.hota hai kl Kutub i
Muqaddasa min janib L-\l1ah halg?
1<~ASL.
3.
BAIBAL KI' TA'LT'MNT KE BAYNN MEN.-l. ~huda ka wujud
Baibal
kis tarah sabit hota hai?
2. Baibal se Taslfs ka kya subut hai, ya'ne ki ek ~huda mell tin aqnum bain?
3. Khuda kf sifat bat)ao aur har sifat ka subflt Pak Nawlshton S8
se
d~
.
-
4. ~huda ke mujasclam hone ka masla jo Kutub i Muqaddasa men.
paya jata hai, use bayan karo, aur yih batao ki us ta'Um ko najat ka
bandoh3~t SI' kya 'ilafIa hai ?
5. Masih kf Uluhlyat Kutub i Muqaddasase sabltkaro.
6. Balba) kf kaun kaun s[ ayat UJuhiyat j Masih ke mu~haJif musalman pesh karte haiJ!, aUl' tum un ke kya ma'ne lete ho?
7. Ruh 1 Quds ki aqnumlyat ka, aur ·Ul6.hiyat ka aur us ke kam ka
Pak Nawlsbtog se subut do .
COURSE OF STUDY.
49
A'dam ke gunah ka natija us ki aulad ke haqq meA kyit hua?
Masfh lee k,.afare aur gUllllhon ki mu'afi men kya 'ilaqa hai?
10. Masih ke jl uthne ka subut do.
n. Masih ki shafa'at kf asliyat aur faida, jaisi Kutub i Muqaddasa meL
ta.'lim hai,' bayan karo.
12. Ruh ul Quds Id gawahf ki nisbat kya ta'lfm 0 dalfl hai?
13. MasIhf kamiliyat ka masaJa. jo Wesley sahib ne sikh]{iya hai use
mu}.<htasaran bayan karo aur Baibal se us ka subut do.
14. Naf Paidaish aur kamil pakizagi lee darmiyan jo farq hai, use samjha do.
15. Is da'we ke bare men ki " .To kOl az sar i nail paida hota hai is taur
se nahin girega, ki alj:hir i kar halak ho jae." Hamarf kalfsiya·kf kya rae?
sabit karo ki yill rae Kalam i I1ahi ke bamujib hai.
16. Batao ki baptisma kaisl rasm hai, aur kis garaz se hai, aur kyun farz
hai? hal' bat ka subut do.
17. Sabit kaI'D, ki bachchon 1m baptisma dena mUllllsib hai?
18. Baible men' Asha e Rabbanf ki nisbat kaun kaun se mllhaware UP,
haig, aur wuh kis garaz se hain anr .Masfhion par u:-; k{t manna kyuQ farz
hai?
19. Hinduo!! ke masla i tanasul.<h, ya'ne Intya palat ko kY(l!!kar galat sabi t karte ho?
20. Jism ke ji uthne ke bab me!,! Kutub i Mnqaddasa me!! kya ta'lim
hai? hawala do.
8.
9.
FASL.4.
KALI'8IYK KE INTIZKM 0 TARTI'B KE BAYKN MEN-I. Kalfsiya ke tarah tarah ke intizamat bayan karo. 2. Methodist EpiSkopal Kalfsiva men General Kanfarans aur Annual Kanfarans aur Kwartarli Kanfal'alli'
ke muta'alliq kya kya 101m hai!!?
.
3. Ka}fsiya ke 'uhdedaron men" Bishop " " Prfzaic;iing Elgar:: am
I' Eldar " aur " Dfkan " anr " Khadim-ud-din "aut' •.
Lokal 'Va'iz " a.ur
" Mrikhtarkar " aur " Amanatditr " aur kilas ke Had( jo ·hai!!, un men ·har
ek ka 'kitml il~htiyar hai, aur kya Intll1 mut{t'alliq hai, allr leis ke samhuc ja.wab-dihi hai?
Jj'ASL.
5.
TA'RfE:H I KA~I'SIYK-l. Yahudfo!,! ke 1.~hass firqe Masih ke waqt
men kitne the? un 1m bay{m karo.
2. Awail zamanon men jo aziyate!,! Masfhion ne nth:ii hain, un lea knchh
bayal1 karo.
3. Un wasail ka bayan karo, jin ke sabab se ibtidli men Masihl mazhab
bahut phaila, (Mather sahib k1 Tawarfl.<h i Kalisiya tlsra bab daf'a 1, 2, 3, 5.
ko dekho.)
,
4. Gnostikon Id ky{\ ta'hm thf aur us £e qadfm kallsiya par ky{t ~harab
asar para' (Mather sahib ki Tawarf~h i KaHsiya tfsra bab dar'a.. 85.)
5. Ltither sahib s.e 'ain qabl din i 'I'swl Ini kya haJ 11ai?
6. Barf Islah i Mazhabf jo Luther sahib ke waqt men hili, us ka lui I ba.tao kis sabab se wuh islah hM thl, anr kaun kaun log us Inf'!,! sha.rile i hal thf'?
'7. Britaniya i 'Uzama meQ }\fet,hodist Kalisiya ke muqarl'al' hone ka sabab batao am Wesley s[thib ki tarf~ll men l.<hass log kaun the?
8. Methodist Episkopal Ka!isiya kis sabab se aur kis waqt. me!} a.tIl· allwal
kahan bani? (Discipline l{a bab J auwal dekho.)
9:- Hinud ke mu}.<htalif firqp allr yih ki we kahn!! se nilde a.m un ka hani
aur un ke khass 'aqfde batao.
10. Muhammadfon ke .din kf ibtidft aur Muhammad sahib ka kuchh bayan karo aur mukhtalif fil'qon kft anI' Ull ke hadion lea kuchh zlkr kat·o'?
11. 8il{hon ke mazhab ki ibtida. .kaila.!,! se hai allI' nsc Bin6d 0 Islam ke
mazhab se ky1. 'ilaqa hai?
12. Brahmo mazhal1 ka agazo tal'aqqi am halat mauj(lda aut' }.<hass 'aqfdon ka bayan karo.
TO BE KRAD.
MUTKL'A KARNE KE LIYE.-l. Tarflj:h i Yusufi, Josephus. (l\f. P.
House Lucknow) 2. Brahmo Mazhab. (M. P. House Lucknow.) 3. Augustine ke Iqrarat, Augustine's Confessions (N. 1. T. S.) 4. Hal-ul-Ashk{tl (M. P.
House Lucknow.) 5. Jami' ul Fraiz. (Ll\hore, Tract Depot.) 6. M.iftah ul
Hlnud. (M. P. House, Lucknow.)
50
CONFERENCE SESSIONS.
SESSIONS OF THE NORTH INDIA CON}1'ERENCE.
No.
1
2
3
4
5
(j
,..
j
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
Place.
Time.
Dec.
Lucknow.
Feb.
Moradabad.
Ja.n.
Shahjahanpur.
Jan.
Bijnour.
Jan.
Bareilly.
.Tan.
Barei1ly.
Lucknow.
Jan
.Tan.
Moradabad.
Jan.
Barei1ly.
Jan.
Lucknow.
Shahjahanpur. I·Tan .
Cawnpur.
Jan.
Moradabad.
Bareil1y.
•Tan.
Lucknow.
•Jan.
Cawnpur.
BareiIly.
Jan
•Jan..
Moradabad.
. Jan.
Lucknow.
•Tan.
Cawnpur.
•Jan.
Bareilly.
Jan.
Lucknow.
Jan.
Moradabad.
Jan.
cawnRur.
Jan.
Barei 1y.
Jan.
Lucknow.
Jan.
Moradabad.
•Tan.
cawnftur.
I Jan.
Barei 1y.
.Tan.
Lucknow.
Jan.
Moradabad.
Jan.
Bareilly.
Jan.
Lucknow.
Jan.
13areil1y.
Shahjahanpur.
Jan.
Jan.
I ..ucknow.
Barei1ly.
I
I
I~:~
I
I
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8-14, 1864
1-7, 1866
10-17, 1867
16-21, 1868
14-22, 1869
20-27, 1870
12-18. 1871
18-24; 1872
18-22. 1873
7-13,1874
6-12, 1875
13-18, 1876
3-9, 1877
9-15,1878
9-14,1879
7-12.1880
fi-U: 1881
11-17; 1882
10-16.1883
9-15; 1884
7-12, 1885
7-12,1886
5-10, 1887
4-9, 1888
9-15, 18B9
2-7,1890
7-12,1891
6-11, 1892
11-16, 1893
3-8,1894
3-7, 1895
8-13,1896
7-12,1897
5-11,1898 {
4-10, 1899
10-15.1900
9-14; 1901
Pl'e~ident.
Secretary.
Bi~hop E. Thompson,J. H. Gracey.
Re\' .•T. Banme.
T .•T. Scott..
Re\'. T .•T. Gracey.
Do.
Rev .•T. M. Thobllrn.
Do.
Rev. C. W .•Judd.
J. D. Brown.
Bishop C. Kingsley.
Do.
Rev .•J. W. Waugh. J.B. Messmo re
Re\,. J.L. Humphrev S.S. Wetherb y.
Re\'. T. S .•fohnson:
Do.
Bishop W. L. Harris. .1. D. Brown.
Rev. T. J. Scott.
Do.
Rev. D. W. Thomas. B. H. Badley.
Bishop E.G.Andrews
Do.
Rev. J. H. Messmore
Do.
Bishop T. Bowman .
Do.
Rev. E. W. Parker .
Do.
Bishop S. M. Merrill'
90.
Rev. S. Knowles .
Do.
Do.
BiSh0..r R. S. Foster .
Rev. . .T. Scott.
C. L. Bare.
BISho& J~ F. Hurst. B. H. Badley .
R~v.
. Mansell.
f
Do.
Bishop W. X. Ninde.1
Do.
Rev. J. H. Gill.
Do.
BishopJ.M.Thoburn
Do.
I Do.
do.
I
Do.
t.T. H. Gill.
Do.
do.
Do.
do.
I,Yo A.Do
.
Do.
Mansel I.
do.
Do.
do.
Do.
Do.
do.
Do.
Uo.
do.
Do.
Do.
do.
Do.
BishopCyrus D. Foss J. W.H.obinsOl1.
BishopJ.M. Thohurn
BishopJ.M. Thoburn
Do.
Do.
do.
Do.
Bishop F.W. Warne. J. C. Bntcher
LIST OF LOCAC PREACHERS.
NAME.
ApPOINT:ME~T .
OHlJERl:l.
BAItEILLY lJl;:;l'HlCT.
Govind:Ram
Gyan Masih
Daniel Singh
Lakhan Singh
Kundan LaI
J. Robert
Sadal Singh
l\1isri Charan
A. l!'orbes
Kesho Ram
Ka,lIu Porter
Khurram Singh
'Manga] Singh
Hobran Singh
Hahal Singh
Hulasi
Lalji Mal
Mohan Singh
C. M. Parmanand
Attah UlJah
Jai Singh
Bhup Singh
D. Wilson
S. C. Chatterjee
Joel M. Lal
Bhoj Ram
J. Nelson
.James Morgan
Chirag M asih
Baldeo Das
Kebr! Singh
Dal Chand
Yaqub Singh
Prem Singh
Baisalrhi
Puran Mal
Moti Lal
Heli Jacob
Sewa Ram
Jhau Lal
Baldeo Prashad
Sadal Masih
Cornelius Singh
1\Iunna Lal
S.Judd
Gulam Masih
Rahu Singh
Golml Prashad
William Gulab
Cornelius Singh
Chhidammi Lal
S. Bowen
I. A. Berkett
;Ji Sukh Rae
iF. ,
Local Elder.
Binawar.
,.
Aliganj, Aonla.
Local Deacon. I' Powayall,
"
Shabjahanp!ll'.
Barcilly.
"
, Kakrala .
.,
/l\fOhammadi.
Local Preacher., Bareilly.
"
"
II
."'
"
,J
",J
....
I
Mir'~npur Katra.
Binawar.
Usait.
Data Ganj.
Kaehla.
Aonla .
, Madnapur.
I Faridpur.
Budaon.
Binawar.
Shahj ahanpur.
Jaitipur.
Shahjahanpur.
"
/
"
"
Kak~ala.
Binawar.
Islam Nagar.
Bisallli.
Baraur.
Bareilly.
Bisauli.
Nigohi.
Shabjahanpur.
Tilhar.
Khera Bajhera.
Fatehgauj.
Barei1ly.
"
Sahaswan.
Kanth.
Powayan.
Kundarya.
Bisauli.
Bareilly.
Budaon.
Bareilly.
52
LIST
NAME.
Dawarka Prashad
N. R. William
S. Wilson
Gurbakhsh
Itwari La)
Khamani
Ram Daya]
Kanahai Lal
Hemraj
Karan Singh
A. John
Gopi Charan
S. L. Harris
Sohan La]
Jai La!
Debi Din
Ram Prashad
Bal :Mukand
A.Peter
Geor~e Luke
Debi Das
Daulat Masih
Baldeo Prashad
HiraLal
Randhir Singh
JUkkhan Lal
Albert Gulab
C. A. Robert
Chandan Das
H. L. Mathew
Henry Paul
M asih Charan
Rahim Khan
Samuel Bakhsh
Suraj Bali Singh
Gatru Lal
John Fredrick .
W. Newton
Thomas John
John Walter
OF
LOCAL PREACHERS.
ApPOINTMENT.
ORDERS.
I
.. [Local Preacher. Bareilly.
.. I
"
Sadur Bazar.
Billawar.
Bhumora.
Zarif Nagar.
Aonla .
. 'j
Bis~uli.
I
:: I
.Jal;;lauad.
Powayan.
Shahjahanpur.
:F'aridpur.
Pasgawan.
Akbarpur.
Sunha.
8hahjahun(Jul' West.
BareHly.
"
Po,~'ayan.
Bbamora.
Ala'pur.
Ujhani.
Bareilly.
"
"
"
li'ari'dpur.
Rhera Baj hera.
Mohammadi.
BareiIly.
"
GARHWAL DISTRICT.
E. Thomson
Kwankill
Ghungar Money
C. Khiyali
Sangram Mani
Andriyas
Lama Wilson
Bhajni
Mohan Lal
Dhan Singh
Tiwari
Patras
Daud
GONJJA DISTRICT.
Lewis J. McGee
A. S. Wesley
J. Simeon
Elder '!J6 Pauri.
Deacoll '96 Bungedhar.
'98 Lansdowne.
'98 Gadoli.
"
'99 Mandakhal.
Local Preacher. Bhawalli.
Upa]da, Srinagar.
.. 1
Kbtdwara.
I.
"
Baqi .Ajmcl'e Dogadda.
.. I
Paun.
r
"/
:: I
I
...'I
"
Dh~kwali.
"
Deacon
"
Nandpriyag.
''99
931 Nanpara,
Bahraich.
Bahraich .
'95\
"
LIST OF LOCAL PREACHERS.
NAME.
ApPOINTMENT.
ORDERS.
Deacon
D. C. Richards
Buddha Singh
Prem Dass
Bhupal Singh
Khandhari Singh
Chhange Singh
Lal Karan
J. J. Todd
Dharam Singh
J!'. Wittki
Nattha Masih
18hri Dass
1!'rank W. Peters
"
53
'99 Lachhman~ur, Bahraich.
'98 Ellenpur, Gonda.
Local Preacher. Rupaidiha, Bahraich.
1kauna, Bahraich.
Birpur, Bahraich.
Ralrampur, Gonda.
"
Gonda.
Qaisarganj, Bahraieh.
Paras pur. Gonda.
Colonelganj, Gor.da.
Pachperwa, Gonda.
Bishanpur, Gonda.
Gorakhpur, Member of the Mankaput' Quarterly Conference.
HARDOJ DrsTRICf.
.. ,
R. T.rurner
Abdul Wahid
Sadal Masih
Chhote Lal II
C. L. Samuel
J. Higginbotham
Baldeo Parshad
H. Andrew
D. S. Paul
B. Cornelius
Gurdial Singh
J. D. Flint
Ram Gopal
Nand Ram
Mi8ri Lal
Mohan Nathan
F. M. Lawrie
J. Jonathan
••
Deacon
1
"
'95 Sandi.
'92 Hardoi.
'93 Pihani.
'94 Hussain Gunj.
Balamao.
'95 Safipur.
"
1900 Sandila.
•,
1900 Bawan .
Local Preacher Ranjit PUl'wa.
Achal Gunj.
Hardoi.
"
Pali.
Sadarpul'.
Mallawan.
"
Rudamao.
Bangarmao.
Manjhla.
Hardoi.
"
'97
KUMAON DISTRIOt'.
Local Elder.
Omeri.
" Deacon. ! Naini Tal.
'98 Lohaghat.
'98 Darma Bhot.
'99 Gangoliha tho
,.
1900 Chaundaus Bhot.
Naini Tal.
Lohbha.
Local P~eacher. N aini Tal.
Dwarahat.
"
Bagwali Pokllar.
Pithoragarh.
Almora.
Dhapla.
Lohbha.
Deol ThaI.
Almora.
,.
Raldwani.
"
Dwarahat.
Chandag and Panahgall.
Kelani.
Pithoragarh.
Ganai.
Gauriat.
J. M. Todd
B. W. Dass
D. S. Hukill
W. Pamuchai
C. Wilson
K. Wilkinson
J. Barker
Gouri Dutt
Chhidda Singh
J. Abraham
Yusuf
'1'. B. Kirk
Jai Dutt
Beer Singh
Bhawani Dutt
Jawahir Singh
Chanchal Singh
Santok Ram
Tara Chand
Yahunna I.
Yahunna II.
A. Miller
Bijai Singh
Chandar Singh
l!
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--~
"
54
LIST OF LOCAL. PREACHERS.:
NAME.
T. W. Gowan
Smith
Anderson
Thompson
I
-I
ORDERS.
ApPOINTMENT.
Local Preacher. Naini Tal.
MOHADABAD DISTRICT.
B. McGregor
Peter M err ill
Ehola Dass
Gulab Singh
Mohan Singh
Jhabbu Lal
Prabhu Dass
B. Robert
John Pusa
Ka!iyan Singh
Dal1a Singh
11. S. Budden
Nadir Shah
Khushali Ram
NUIIhe Mal
S. Hasting
Prabhu Dass
Thomas J aeob
Buldeo Prashad
Charan Sukh
Buddha Singh
Chidha Singh
Patras Singh
Sadhu Singh
It Cutler
Rahal Singh
Buddha Singh
Albert Gulab
Ishri Dayal
Hiram Barrow
M. Johnson
B. Johnson
Ishrl Dass
Eider.
"
Deacon
Najibabad.
'93 Sherlwt.
'95 Moradabad.
'94 Nurpur.
'04 'l'hakurdwara.
'96 Seohara.
Sahora Milak.
Rijnor.
Moradabad.
Kotqadir.
Moradabad.
Ka.nth.
NuhIour.
.Thalu.
Local P~·(~u.<:her. Moradabad.
'96
'93
'94
'93
'96
'9li
"
"
Bij~~r.
Nurpur.
Kashipur.
Dhampur.
Bashapur.
Nurpur.
Bilari.
'l'ajpur.
Saundora.
Najibaba.d.
Purailli.
AfzaIgarh.
Narouli.
"
"
"
"
,.
tJ
OUDH DISTRICT.
Philli p Andrew
William A. Comfort
Henry C. Sigler
Mangal Singh
Qaisar
.liya Lall
Jawahar Lall
Ajudhya Parshad
John W. Norton
Prem Masih
Daniel Richards
Masih Char an John
Din Dayal
Hoaz
Kesho Lall
Mohan Dass
Sharf - ud -Din
Deacon
'90 LucknQ\V'.
'93
Bahramghat.
Tikaitnagar.
Lucknow.
Dhaurara.
"
Sitapur.
'99 Nauraugabad.
'99 Satanwan.
Barabanki.
Local Preacher Luclmow.
'93
'94
'93
'97
'97
"
"
"
Sitapur.
Barabankl
Rae Bareli.
Barabanki
Rae Ba.reli.
•
LIST· OF LOCAL PREACHERS.
Nathaniel Hamilton
Sundar TJaIl
Rihar! LalI
Henry D. J aco b
W. E. Crawsha,w
James W. McGep.
A bel Briscoe
William Alexander
J. R. Mayall
Colin Winter
B. T. Badley
F. J. Brown
John David
George Mayall
Ram Sukh
J. Todd
W. GunsalviR
Buldeo Parshad II,
Nanbe Lal
Bhola Nath
C. Rubin
P. L. Smart
GuIzar Masih
ApPOINTMENT,
ORDERi'!.
NAME.
Local Preacher. Lucknow.
Sitapur.
Rarabanki.
Ra.e Bareli.
Luclmow.
:: I
:: I
..
..
1\lali·habad.
Barabanki.
Khairabad.
Kamalpur.
Lalrhimpnr.
Sidhauli.
Sitapur.
J
"
Gol~-Lakhimpnr.
Bara,banki.
Sitapur.
PILIBRIT DISTRICT.
Kalin Singh
Fazal Ullah
Ase Ram
Girdhari Lall
Moti Lall
Kesri Singb.
Jhabbu Lall
Ghasl Ram
Kaliyan Singh
A. Lincoln
Bahadur Sha.h
Jhau Singh
Kallu Dass
Sohan Lall
D. R. Rodgers
Kanhe Mall
Ram Rakhsh
Baldeo Das
Raljeet
GuIzari TJall
Har Sabae
KhiyaJi Ra,m
Moti La)
Lachhman
Rundan Singh
S. A. J lldson
Lacbbman
Barnabas
Nanhe Lall
Munna Mahtab
M. S. Cutting
P. M. Dass
Bira La)1
Glrdhari Singh
'95 Mirganj.'
'95 8h('0 Puri.
'96 Ram pore.
'go Naw3,bga,nj.
'96 Pura,npor0.
Dea~~on '94 Jahanabad.
'96 Bisalpore.
'9i l\1ilak.
"
'99 ShahL
]~ocal Preacher Fatehganj 'Ve:;;t.
Tilra,pur
Diblln. Pipa,lya.
Eider
II Sona..
BallerL
Nawabganj.
:: I
"
"
"
"
"
"
Sh~hi.
Madhka,r.
Sirauli.
MJranpore.
GUl'ganw.
Bilaspore.
Basdharan.
Danka.
Hafizganj.
Banaiya.
Lnhar Nagra.
Rampur Roli.
Gangapllr.
Ram pore.
Fatehganj West.
PHibhit.
"
"
55
56
LIST OF LOCAL PREACHERS.
NAME.
ApPOINTMENT.
ORDERS.
SAlImHAL DISTRICT.
Mauladad Khan
Nirmal Singh
Manphul Singh
Lachhman Singh
Mathra Pershad
Sukkha Singh
Samuel Bernard
John Little
B. Milton
Fazal Masih
R. 'White
Chhote Singh
C. S. Hunter
P. S. :M orris
B. Benjaman
S. Smith
'90
Sirsi.
Sharifpnr.
Rasulpnr.
Rajpura.
,"
Sambhal.
Local P~·caeher. Pinthkera.
, Narainya.
Marakpur.
Sambhal.
Hayat Nagar.
Babrala.
Sirsi.
Bahjoi.
Amroha.
Gangesr!.
'.ratarpur.
Elder
'95
De~~on '91
'95
~resihil1g
lElbers' lReports.
OUDH DISTRICT.
ltEV. J. \711. ROBINSON, Pre.<.;icUnq E'lcla.-The O~dh Distl'ict, as
now constituted, is an irregular strip of territory aCt·OAS the center of
the political di vision of Oudh. with an area of between six and Se\'ell
t.holl:·mnd square miles, and thickly populated hy almoElt five million
HinduR and Mohamn1C'dans. Lucknow, the center of our wOl:k, wa!ol
long' the eent,el' of l\Iohammedan power in Norlh India. and 1he old fanatical spirit still exi"ts to such an extent as to make mission work
throughout the entir8 distdct difficult.
'1'he past ~'8a[' has been one of turmoil and hardship for the peopJe
of the district. \-Vhile outside of tho famine al'ea proper, still famine
pl'ices ruled; the threatened invasion of t,he lllaek plag'ue, and conspfJuent. sallitar',\' mea.sures by the Goyerument, wa.s made a I-)J'et.ext fol'
agitation and oppression by.t.he unscruplons, and at times and in place;;;
t,he ignOl'ant and superstitious inhabitant,,; weee almost pan ie-stricken.
All such unrest works to our c1isadvant.a.!?e.
During the year past, fl'om fifty-tvvo centl'es, comprising nine
circnits, we have ca,l'rled on t.he ~lsual mission work. No ODe pJan i~
being- pUt'sued to the neg-lect of ot,he1's, nOl' is special peominence
being- gi\'en to any onellepal'tment of our work. vVe have not sought,
by !'lome means 10 save all, but "by all means to save some," and
while the results 1HtVe not been such as Wp wished, still they al'e satisfactorv in ,,(I fa.l' as t,hev shmv a df'cidod fOl'wal'd mo\'ement in almost all
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PRESIDING ELDERS' REPORTS.
With the exception of school attendants, this sl:!.ows a good increase over the totals of last year, and the only reason fot' the decrease
in this one respect is the cutting of appropriations for this part of our
work. TheI'e were about forty more baptisms than last year and OUl'
Christian community has increased about three times this number.
The explana~ion of this unusual increase in community is the return of
a number of Christians who had lapsed and were .not counted in our
statistics. There has been a large increase in pastoral support., but a
corresponding decrease in other collections. The la.t.t,er is explained
by the fact that last year money recei,ed from Europeans was greater
in amount.
CHRISTIAN' COMML~JTY"
-Our Christian community has not only increased in 'numbers, but
has also made progress in all that goes to make up Christian chal'acter.
In many places, where but one or two of OUt' neople Ii ve in a v ill ag'e,
it is vel'Y difficult to reach and influence them for gonad in the way we
wish. Such must uepend for instruction on the occa~ional visit, of the
preacher or teacher, and as a re~u1t progress is not rapid. But in all
of our chief centers meetings are held l'eg"ula,rJy and our conver·ts are
improving. During the year we have had many Christian marriages
and burials, a sure sign that old and idolat,rous customs al'e losing
their hold. Very few indeed ELill are tainted with idolatry and by
reasonable care in teaching our inqUirers, the church in this part of
our field can be kept clean from this evil.
During t,he year special reviya,l meetings were held in all of the
circuits, and those attending were much bplped. 'l'he [Lnnual Dasehra
meetings held in connection with thei£nglish a.nd Hindustani work in
Lucknow, were attendad by many from a disLtmce, and about a hundred nominal Christians were quickened int.o a re~d !'lpiritua.l life, At
t.he workers' meeting ill .July: and also 3.t the District Conferenee held
in November, speci a1 stress was laid on t.he l'esponsihHity of wOI'kers,
with the result that much more earuestness than usual has been shown
- by our preachers and lower grade \vOl·kers. A bout a bun<J\'ed workeJ's
and perhaps half that many laymen on the di8trict,Qave Hi~"ned the
pledge in connection with the Twentieth Century Forward Movement,
and arrangements have been made to ear1 y on this forward movement
work systematically during the coming year. This .movement itself,
so far as Southern Asia iscoueerned, was inaua-ul·a.t.ed at the Lucknow Dasehl'a meetings this year, the resuit of mueh prayer and
thought on the part of a large Dumher of missionaries there present.
Death has been busy among' us and many of Out' people have
passed on to join the church triumpbant. One of the very encouraging things about our work is the number of triumphant death-beds we
have. Our peOple are mostly poor and ignorant, and sometimes sadly lacking in many of the ~hings we count aR almost essential to OIHChristian civilization, but they -have a simple faith that enables them
to take God's promises at their face value, ana so they die well, In a
number of places recently non-Cht'istians Who witnessed sueh deaths
ha.ve been much impressed, and marvelled greatly that they were scenes
of joyous triumph.
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Another encouraging sign of our growth is the way young men
a.nd women who have passed through our mission schools, are beginning to be appointed by the- Government to posts of responsibility.
WithIn. the district we have a tahsildar, two assistant civil surgeons,
and a. good number of lesser officials who are Hindustani Christians,
while in almost every Goverment female hospital are to be found doctors and compounders who have come out froll our girls' schools.
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Ev ANGELISTIC WORK.
Th·is department of OUt· work has been pushed to the extent of our
ability, and thou:;auus of little village:; have had the Gospel preached
intelligently and l'epeatetlly to their inhabitants. Occasionally our
workers find a place where the name of Christ has never been heard,
but within tub Held as a rule the people know at lea:;t something of
OUt' religion.
Our g-reat desire during the year has been to make the
workers feel that they were liot only to preach, but to preach with
sucll eal'nestnes~ and power that the people would. be converted. The
iucl'ea!:>ed number of baptisms is encouraging, and as great care has
been used in dea,ling with inq uiret'~, we feel sUt'e that there will be few
who will return to their old religions, As the baptisms have been
from all dasses, from that of Brahman and Mohammedan to those
considel'ed lower, it indicat,es a general spirit of inquiry not confined
to anyone cla:'it:. In one place only, Biswan, in the Sidhaull circuit,
has there been anything indicatino· a mass moyement. Here ovet'
twenty persons of the ChumuT cttbLe 11ave become Christians and many
other~ are inquirer's.
In Olle point on the Sitavore circuit, Lahal'pur,
a whole village of between two and tnl'ee hunured Cbumal's, assert
they intend to a~~cept Christianity, but as i:lUch mass conversions bring
into the church ma]),y elements of c1iscOl'd and weakness, we are not
urging the matter.
In prosecuting our evang-elistie work we are very much indebted
to a number of friends in America who help support some of OUI'
preachers,' The \VOl'k in and around Lakhimpul' is almost entirely
supported by :v.Jr. H, J. Leamcd of \Vamesit, Mass., and his brother,
Mr. Chas, A. Learned, of :'.leriden, Connecticut. The Learned ChapeJ
at this point is a memorial to their sainted mO,ther. Mrs. T. P. Hansen, of Chicago, support::l our worker at Aurangabad, one of the prumising points in the Sitapol'e drcuit; ftev, VV. A. Maine, of Afton,
Iowa, supports the work at Mat'iaon, where recently our work and
workers have been much persecuted, because of the baptism of a Brahman lai:lt year. The Epworth Leag·ue of the MI,. Vernon, Iowa, M. E.
Chureh, the charge of that energetic former missionary, Hev. H. C.
Stuntz, supports a worker In the fanatical uistriet of Rahimabad. "Ve
very much appreciate the help of tllese fdend:; of OUt' eause, for without the funds pl'oYided by them work at the points mentioned would
have to be given up~ and lllany who have become Chri:stians would be
left wlLhout any instruction or means of grace in the midst of surl'ou;:;.dino·s that would almost certainly drac>o them down to the idolatrous le~el of the communities.
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PUDLlSIHNG IN'l'El{ES'l'S.
To some extent all of our workers are engaged in <.th;tl'ibuting
tracts and scriptut'e portions, and in addition to this there are connected with Out' mission three reg·ulat' colporteurs, supported by the
North India Bible Society. rrwo of the8e men Hinel'ate largely over
the district and do -inval uable work in distributing pOl·tions of the
Bible In places not easily reached by OUl' preachers.
In Lucknow, we have tbe large and flourishing Methodist Publishing House, with Rev .D. L. Thoburn as agent and C. R, Hawes, a
practical printel' from Ohicago, as manager. \Vork is done here in
foul' languag'es, and eight large and three small power pre8ses and a
number of hand preS8es are busy turning out either religiou8 literature for distribution, or c'ommel~cial work for self-support. In the
press there are about a hundr~d and fifty employes, and the aim of
the "management is to s~cure s~c4 an endowment that commercial
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work will be at a minimum and the capacity of the establishment used
more fully than it now is to produce religious literature.
ZAN AN A WORK.
In almost all points.on the diskiet work among' women is carrieu
on by the wives of our worke~s. In Hae Bal'eilly, for some time past,
the woman's work has been in the hands of the Union Zanana Mission,
but as there was occasional friction it has been thought best to take
over all the workers, so from'the beginning' of the new year this work
will also be in our care. As a rule our zanana workers are efficient.
and give much aid to their husbands by preparing for baptism the
women and girls in the households of inquirers.
In two places only are there regularly appointed assistants to
:..rive direction to 11his work, Lucknow and· Sitapore. In Barabanki.
:liJwever, thewife of t.he preacher is an exceptionally efficient woman and
tbe appropriations allow of her cal'ryi-ne- on a well-organized work.
In Sitapore, the loss of the assistant in the beg'inning of the year has
somewhat crippled our work, but regular Yi~itation and teaching is
still carried on in a great number of houses. In Lucknow, under the
supervision of the Deaconess Home missionaries, Misses Hardie and
Ingram, a most-efficient work is carried on both among the nominal
Christians and the non-Christians. The workers report that though
there have been no baptisms from the zananas, there are large numbers of the women who are Christian at heal't and long for the opportunity of joining their husbands and households in receiving baptism.
The work among the large number of poor and wretched native nominal Christia.ns who live in Lucknow. bas been most effective. In a
number of cases men of this class \'Vere living with non-Christian
wives, with children growing up in superstition and idolatry. Through
this work many of thebe women have been instructed and baptized and
legally married to the men with whom they lived, while the children
were baptized and are being given Christian intstruction.
The Home for Homeless Women, carried on in connection with
the deaconess work, is self-supporting in that it receives no help from
any society, and duri.ng tbe year that i::; past ha.s given refuge to be~ween fifty and sixty women who would otherwise be outcast.
A
more generous support of this institution would enable it to do much
more work among a most needy class.
WORK :F'OR YOUNG PEOPLE.
twelve Epworth Leagues, with their 450 members, and our one
hundred and sixty-nine. Sunday Schools. with their almost seven thouHand attendants, are doing a gl'eat wOl'lr. In the leagues our young
Christians are not only becoming more familiar with Christian privileges and duties, but they are also getting an experience that is fitting
them to become successful leaders in parliamentary work. Our two
senior societies in Lucknow are aggressive in their work, and are most.
valuable ~djuDcts in the character-building of our college boys and
girls. The large number of our Sunday Scho.ols are most elemental'Y
in both method and manner, many of them being held under trees
and like. convenient out-of-door places, and the teaching consists
l~rgely of the elements of our religion. But in the chief centres we
have schools that are the equal to any in the home land for effective·
ness of ot'ganization and thoroughness of instruction. '.rhe large per·
centage of those who attend our smaller schools are non-Christians,
and while few at present are becoming Christians we are eonv..inced
that much seed is beiQg sown on good ground.
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EDUCATIONAL WORK.
Our forty primary and intermediate schools are doing a most
successful work, primarily in preparing our boys and girls for higher
education, but also secondal'ily in breaking down prejudices against
our work nnd making fdends for us among both Hindus and Moham
medans. It is a very common thing te meet old attendants of our
schools who ft'ealy champion our cause among their friends and
neighbours.
Our great educational center is Lucknow, where we have two
colleges: t.wo high schools, one middle and fifteen primal'.v school,.;.
Of tbe \Voman's College, Miss Thoburn writes:" 'rhe College year
opened with twenty students, but for different reasons three were
withdrawn and we now nurnbet· seventeen, not matlY, but the largest
number in the history of the institution.
"Of the two B. A. candidates of last year one was pl'evented from
appearing b)' a severe illnetls : the other pastled in the ltit di vison of
the University lists. Both were added to our teacbing' staff, one tem}Jurat'i ly and the other ttS Professor of M athematic:,;, for which she
was specially prepared.
"Of the two Intermediate candidates one passed, and four of the
five ~ntrance students sent up.
" Eight EtudenLs will appeal' for the Intermediate examination this
yeal', and one for the B. A .
• , A s nearly all the collegiate students enter with the object of preparing' for teaching i-n High ~cbools, or·for the Medical Colleg'es, not many
study with us further than the Intermediate, and until the Medical
Colleges.and High Schools raise their standard of requirements, we may
expect small B. A. classes.
"The scholarships·have been given as loans, arid we ha.ve pleasure
in reporting over Rs. i~OO of repaid scholal'ships by students who have
taken up work aftet· leaving college.
"In the School Department ]60 are enrolled, about the usual
number. Of these eight are in the Entrance class and thirty-six in
the Kindel'gar·ten. This and t.he Normal department has greatly
improved since Miss Brouse' 8 arrival, but the numbel' in the tt'aining
class is still too small for the demand for teachers. If the District
::School would send us the girls who pass the Middle, and who are
bright and teachable, we could 800n add much to the efficiency of these
schools by preparing qualified teachers.
" The third Teachers' Conference was he-Id the laat week in June, with
over Jiftv in attendance. This has now a permanent organization
and the l~esult will no doubt be better work in all our schools."
Of the Ueid Chl'isian College, Rev. C. L. Bare, the Principal, writes:
,; We were glad at the beginning of this year to welcome 1\11'. B. T
Badley to our mif1sional'Y ranks and to a place on our College Staff.
1\11'. Badley is a son of Dr. B. E. Badley. who was so succ~sf-lful in
building up the school and college. He comes to his work with all
tlle zeal and intelligence of his sainted father.
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" I. Attend ance :"The attenc[ance for the past year has been in College classes 39,
in Lhe Business Department 68, in the Collegiate (High) School 138, and
in N akhas 13ettnch School 134,' total 379. This eXMeds the attendance
of latit, year by 29. Of this number 14,) were Hindus, 89 were Mohammedans, and 145 were Christians, This is the largest attendance of
Christian students in the history of the institution. At the sa.me time
there has been no decrease in the aggregate attendance of Bindus and
Mohammedans.
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PRESIDING ELDERS; R~PORTS.
., 2. Government and University Examinations : "T\venty-t\vO candidates a.ppeat·ed, in the Government Anglo- Vernacular Middle Examination, of whom nine, or _40 per cent., passed.
In the University Entrance or :'Ilatriculation Examination thirteen
appeared, but the results wel'e not so satisfactory as those of the
Middle School, ody three, 01' less than 2-1: per cent., having passed.
Nine appeared in the Intermediate Ol' First Arts Examination, and
four, or- ,14 pel' cent., passed. As the per'centage of passes for these
Provinces was only 30, our college stood 14 above the average, and
of COUl'se was not slow to congratulate itself OV81' the comparatt vely
good results. In the RA. Examination f:ive appeared, and two, or
40 per cent., passed. Eight of the fOt'eg'oing successful examinees
were Hindus, two Mohammedans, and. eight Christians, eigbteen in
all.
i< 3.
Athletics:"Cricket, Football and Tennis are the chief games. Dr'ill is
regularly taught in the schools. These games call our students intu
the open air and provide tbem most healthful and invigorating exercise. Student~ are often handieaPl'cd for want of fUlld~. Nodepat·tment of school 01' college life calls for more kindly sYllipath.v and
help on the part of the public than outdoor games. Vigor of body
meaus vigor of mind, and we know that exet'cise is bettel' thau pbysic.
But more, we know that students learn on the cricket field to gi ve and.
take, and chtefly how to master themselves and treat an opponent witb
manly consideration.
,. 4. Business Depal'tment:" The Business Department of the eollege has had another year of
great prosperity. MI'. \:Vest, the Manage!', repOl'ts: 'Si ace last J a,nllary, 6t1 students have been enrolled- Of this Dumbel' 4t1 were Chris·
tians, 16 were Hindus, and 4 were Mohammedans. The number COIDpleting one or more of the three euurdes of study of tbe department
has beeD 21, of whom Itl have secul'ed PORts as stenographers~ typists,
or book-keepers. 'rwo of the l'emaining- three are in employment, and
the third bas joined a Medical College'
"This department is unique in that its graduates seCUl'e good, l'emu
nerativtl employment as soon as they complete the prescribed cuurse of
study. This cannot be said of any uther department of OUl' educational
work.
"5. Boarding House:, i This has been full most· oJ the veal'. We shall need more l'O!Jm
ere long. At pt:esent ~chool aDd coflege students occupy the same
rooms.
We need separate quarterti fr)}' college _ studenL~. The
Boal'ding House is beautifully located, and the health of the bon;
has been good. Oui-thanks are due the Surgeon and Assistant S111'geon for their great kindness.
"6. Moral and Religious Instruction: " We lay great stress upon this pal·t of our work with young men.
The teacher's work is manY-Hided. No pat't is more important than
the building up .of strong moral and religious character. For this
supremely important side of educational work we need the pm'est, noblest-minded men and wumen the times can give. It is no place can never be a place--for men and women of doubtful moral character. This
side of the teacher's fitness is too often' overlooked, and in considet'iDg
qualifications of applicants fol' pOtiitions on school or college staff,
we are apt to sCl'utinize only those qualities indicated by a certain few
letters of the English alph:lbet.
"Next to the teacher is the text-book. The quest these times is for
a text-book on morals. We believe we have it. It is the Bible, espe~
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cially that portion of it which sets forth the matehless life, teaehing
and spirit of'Him who went about
The Syrian hill'pa,t,hs doing' good
And casting devils out.'
"The Bible is a daily text-book·in all OUl' classes. Annual examinations are held by the India Sunday-School Uniol1 and the Missionary Educational Union of these proviuees. Eig'ht hays passed in the
laRt examination, four of whom recei verI eer'Uficates and four drew
fifty rupees as prize-money, Two aetive Y. M. C. Associations, Junior
and Senior, meet regularly onee a. week,throughout the year.
These
have been instrnmeot,a,l in bringing about It more systematic and devout study of t.he ,Vord, and in lea.ding OUl' st,udents to ('onseCl'ate them:"elves more fully to the service of Christ.
"7. Endowm·ent. :-Some prog'l'eSil has been made in secm'ing seholarships and endowment. One permanent scholarship of B.s. 1,500 has been paid. Others
are being raised. The DT'. Radle.y and Rev. Joel T- Jll.nder· i\lemorial
scholarships havegTown to Rs. 900 andoEs 1,150 respectively. 'fheyare
both drawing interest. ',ve hope to be able ere long to report that the
whole amount, ns. :1,000, has been raised. Temporary $30 scholarships
have meallwhile increased.
,. OUt' Board of Trustees sanctioned the propo~al to raise a fund of
Rs. ~[i,OOO to be known as the N ati ve Professorship Endowment, Fund.
,\-Ve beg-un in April of last year. Money has come in slowly, generally
in small amounts. The Fund has now H.s 5,400. We are encouraged.
\Ve sincel'ely thank all onr ft'i~uds for their gifts. We rejoice in the
possibilities for good to the cause of Christian enlightenment which
are latent in these gift.s.!'
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liORADABAD DISTRICT.
nEV. L. A. CORE, Pns'iiiing,Eltler ---The Moradabad Distl'ict embraces three of the six divisions of the Civil District of the same name and
l,he whole of the Bijnol' Distr'ict, exclusive of the Chand pore Tahsil; this
la,ttel', together with the relUEtining three tabsils of the Moradbad Civil
District, g-o to make up the Sambhal District. There is also included
:}, HlJlall portion of the Ta1·(l'i. 'rhe population of the district is something over J,2,,)o,OOP. The Christian population is nearly 1O,OuO, Or
about one Chr'istian for every 12;') non-Cbristians.
The distrlct is composed of 14 independent, cireuits, each of which
is, in tUl'n, divided into from three to seven sub-circuit:>. The Christians are distributed among- 8;)0 villages and rnolwllas. Tbis la,rge
ChrisLian eornmunity, and stililargel' at'my of enquir'e('s, is ministel'ed
to by one missionary, two lady missional'ies, seven assistants, nine
Hindustani. members of conference, thirt:v-jour local pl\eachers and
115 exhOrters and teaehers ; besi.des 127 Bi ble-readers, teachers, zenana workers and women of all grades, making a total of 295 paid wOl'kers. In addition to these there is au ever increasing force of hadis, 01'
unpaid workers from the villages.
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The School IjT(n'k of the district comprises three Anglo-Vernacular
schools, two for girls and one fo1' boys, with a totaJ enrolment, of
416 pnpils, 'l'hese thl'ee, together with 149 village primary schools,
make up the educational branch of the district WOl'k. The entire enrolment of pupils is 2,M4. The Girls' High School, unoer the principa.l-
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ship of Miss Alice Means, has had a successful year. The Inspectress
reported well on the school and a small increase in the Government
Grant-in-Aid has been earned. No candidates go up for either of the
Government examinations this year. The attendance is ~lightly lower
than in former years, owing to the increased cost of supporting t.he pupils. Grain has for two years been unusually dear, and the amount
granted for the support of each girl does not meet the expenses. The
attenda.nce in the Bijnol' Girls' School has increased considerably.
A still larger attendance could be easily secured did the financial
condition of the school justify it.
The Boys' High School has done g'ood work. Ten candidates for the
Entrance, of whom four are Christians, and twelve f01' the ~Iiddle, of
whom seven are Christians" are being sent up. Both c1 asses are good,
and the Headmaster confidently expects good ret:mlts The attend ance
'Of Christian boy~ depend3 directly on the elasticity of school funds.
For the last two years we have been e.)mpelled to cut down the number
of Chri6tian boy'5 in the boarding house. Scores of likely boys have
been turned away because of lack of funds. Ours is the only High
School in our mission, in this end of the field,-a field l'epresenting a.
constituency of some 50,000 or 60,000 Christians. Provision ought. to
be made for the support of at least 125 boys. No extra plant 01' teaching staff would be needed to accommodate them. The enrolment of
Hindu and Mohammedan pupils is better than in other years.' Montb]~'
fee3 realized from these non-Christian day pupils has for several months
reached or, exceeded Rs. 110. This year, owing to the enfol'ced ahsence-of the Principal on his district, no candidates have been prepared for the Scripture examination of the Missionars Educational
Union, but the Bible is taught daily" in each class.
The Distrrict Evangelistic Work a1nong the women is under the superintendence of I"fiss Means, who iR abo in char~e of the city schools
and zenana work of ),loradabad city. In company with her hand of
helpers, she spends the cold season itinerating in bel' ox-cart from
village to village, often being for weeks at a time away from home.
It is not easy to overestimate the importance of this branch of missionary work. The good influences of these visits at'e lasting and
meet me constant.ly. It is'no uncommon thing to hear the remark, in
answer to some question of mice, in some village, pertaining to. iuo'iatry, that since the Miss Sahib was here, we have destl'oyed our shrines
and given up all puja, (idolatrous worship). The~e hands of consecrated women wilJ help on mightily in the evangelization of India. I
hope the time may soon come when. instead of one single band in a
district, we may have several, both of men and women, who, untr'l·mmeled by'any financial or institutional responsibility, shall be free
to go forth among the villages proclaiming the ., unsearchable riches
of Christ." fro me this is the ideal form of missionary work.
Considerable difficulty has been experienced in the getting of nl'iable Oensus Retu?''Ils of our Christian community. Confusion still reigns
in the statistical forms. The returns of no two successive years can be
made to approximate. For instance, in 1899 the Chri~tian population
of the distpict was ~iven at 10,235. This ~'efti', after reducing 192
for deaths, and adding 511 for baptisms, we ought, mathematically, to
have a total of 10,554, but we can show only 9,981. There has not
been sufficient time to enter fully into an investigation of the canse of
this unexpected decrease. T.Jack of accnracy in talring the census partly accounts for it; while the floating nature of the people concerned
makes accurate statistics well n'igh an impossibility. The poor people
have felt keenly the SOre famine that has prevailed for the last three
years. In consequence, those, whohav.e no permanent employment
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were compelle~ to go where they could find enough to keep them alive.
Only a ~inority of our peole could be said to be fixtures in the sense
of having a regular place of abode or permanent employment. There
are a f~w chaukidars t village night watchmen), a few cultivators and a
still larger number of private and municipal servants. But the
majority have no regular fixed occupation. These last, in times of
scarcity, must seek their food where they may.- I could give the names
of 25 'villages that have been entirely abandoned 'by their Christian
population in this way, within the last two years, and have gone to
parts unknown. Many, but not all, will return. Then, again. from the
villages toward the mountains, many go to the hill stations from
l\f arch to November in search of service. It was a complete surprise
to me to find how large is the number of those who thus annually
migrate to the hills. Most, but by no means all, return in November.
This unsettled state of affairs helps to add confusion to our figures,
and renders them less reliable than they otherwise would be.
The difficulties of the 1JJ01'k are numerous and perplexing. I am
well aware of the danger of looking too exclusively upon the dark side.
~either, on the other Iland, is it the part of wisdom to entirely ig'nore
it. A report of the district would be incomplete without some reference to the less hopeful side of the work. Among the yet unsolved
problems are the village primary schools. If their usefulness be tested from an educational point of view exclusively, then they could not
be called a success. Happily their usefulness is broader. The pupils do not make satisfactory progress. Fully two-thirds do not suceeed in mastering the mysteries of the first book. Three-fourths of
t,he remainder get stranded in the Hecond ; of the few who do reach the
third book most are soon otl', in search of work. They have little
time and less inclination for stud~T, and what wonder wben they are
nearJ~' all day at work. Teachers lack fitness, Bystem and enterprise.
My ten years of experience with the;village school, as it now exists,
leads me to the conclusion, to put it mildy, that it leaves much to be
dBsired. Again, t.he work in our field is seriollsly hindered at cert,ain
SBftSOnS by sickness. In some places fe,\' families among our workers
al'e free from fever and other forIns of sickness incident to the seasons
from Augm;t to November. Work is hindered and in places entirely
stopped. to say nothing of tbe sutfering- D.nd expense endured b~r the
victims. Another serious drawback is the habit among many of
our workers of getting into debt. In some circuits this is causing
great harm to our work. Famine prices tbat have prevailed for two
or three years may be urged as some excuse; but that does not entirely justif.v the condition fou];ld in some pI aces. This evil is assuming dimensions that threaten to be serious, unless put down with
a strong hand and the habitual offender firmly dealt with. A disappointing feature of our work is the smallness of the number of
those who bcome fitted to pass on t.o the higher privileges of church
membership. Two more might be indicated in the fewness of real
genuine conversions, and the very general absence on the pa.rt of our
people of any burden for souls. Some of my workers do have upon
their hearts a burden for the salvation of their people, but they are
in the minority.
From what has been said it must not be inferred that our work has
only its dark side; that nothing but difficulties and discouragements
beset us. On the other hand, the year's work has been a blessing and
a.n inspiration and hope reigns now, where at the beginningofthe year
despondency prevailed. Oonfidence in the power of God pledged to help
us, and in the power of that Ii ving Word which He has promised
" Sha.ll not return unto Him void," has been greatly strengthened.
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But aside from this. there is a hopeful outlook in the work itself,
which is calculated to cheer and inspire courage. As I have travelled
over the lengths and breadths of the district, I have observed no
want of evidence of progress. It will not be possible to give these
with any fulness of detail, but I want to point out a few of the evidences that go to show that we are moving in the right direction. (1)
Increa.sed contributions from the people toward the support of the
Gospel. This year our collection from the common people was over 85
rupees. This of course is not much, if we regard only the purcha.sing
power of so much actual cash. But taken as a foretoken of greater
things yet to come, it is a significant fact. The pepple in a measure
are beginning to realize that upon them rests some obligation for the
spread of the Gospel. It must not be forgotten, in considering the
question of seU-support, that our people are themselves, by profession
and inheritance, beggars. In the harvest seasons most of them go
from field to field to beg a·few handfuls of grain. Yet in spite of these
facts they are learning to give. I could name one or two villages
where the habit has become so fixed, that should the preacher by some
oversight neglect to call for the monthly contribution the people themselves, through their hadi, send it in. (2) Idolatry, that stubborn,
strongly intrenched and almost omnipresent foe, is slowly ·yielding
before the onward march of the Gospel of Christ. The tidal wave
that, two years ago, threatened to overwhelm our work in parts of
Bohilkund, is receding. The fight has been a stubborn one, but there
is no doubt that the foe is slowly but surely retiring. In more than 25
villages, since August, the idolatrous shrines have been destroyed, and
generally by the people themselves. In other places where it has not
yet been abandoned the mud shrines have been relegated to the jungles
or else taken refuge, in some inconspicuous form, under the roof of the
worshipper, as a thing not to be openly tolerated. (3) Christian
marriages and burials are becoming more common. In MOl'adabad
city, a new movement has begun, that is worthy of mention. For
some time t.he leading men of the various mohall as haye had monthly
meetings with the mission agents for the purpose of discussing such
questions as how to ,prevent marriage of Ohristians with nonChristians; how to destroy idolatry and wipe out idol atrous customs,
and how to indoctrinate the people into the fundamental truths of
Christianity. These meetings have been well attended aDd the discussions were earnest and free. It has been pointed out that the making
or unmaking of the people lies largely with these 11whalla headmen, and we have endeavored, with some success, to make them feel the
burden of responsibility. They are beginning to see that the Christian
element is strong enough and numerous enough. if only it stand together, to replace heathen by Christian customs. We look on this
movement as one of the hopeful signs, and are trying to extend it to
other places, hoping that it may result in a Ohristian birada1'i
(brotherhood" not imposed upon the people from without but develo~d from among the people themselves. (4) The increaSing number
of hadis or unpaid workers. (5) The large numbers of enquirers from
among Hindus and Mohammedans. In my last round of quarterly conferences, I made special enquiries on this head and was much surprised
at the result. For many years, we have been so absorbed in the work
a.mong the low-castes that little attention has been bestowed on the
higher classes. Yet I find, from among the higher cJasses, from
seventy-five to a hundred genuine inquirers over the district; many of
whom I hope may soon come oq.t openly for Christ.
The following are some of the lines B!leng which we are making
special effort: . U) The.Qritlging of the. workers, men and women, by
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means of summer schools and special religious services, to a, higher
degree of fitness and consecration. The workers are the key to the
situation; other thingj being eq ual, given good earnest devoted workers,
and you will find a people free from entanglements ()f heathenism and
growing in grace and godliness. During July we held two summer
Bible schools-one in Moradabad and one in Bijnor-and the results
more than fulfilled our anticipations and we hope t,O spend at least one
month every year In this work of training workers. (2) Where there
are some Christians in a. village or 1nohalla, special effort will be made
to get all to accept Christ. Experience :shows that if some nODChristians remain among the Christian community of the village, the
mud shrines will also be likely to remain and the weak Christian, in
times of marriage or sickness, will be tempted to secretly offer sacrifices thereon. By getting the entire village to become Christians this
stumbling-block can easily be removed. (3) A more extensive use of
Bible portions and tracts. (4) More personal, hand-to· hand work~
(5) More systematic regular pastoral care. A register has been put
into the hands of all the workers, from the preacher-in-charge to the
lowest helper. This register contains the names of the villages in
which the party works; the names of the Christians in each village;
a. definite plan of daily work. as well as a daily record of the work
lione. These books are regularly inspected by the presiding elder.
(6) More emphasis in work among the higher classes. I do not advocate the abatement of one jot of our work to lift up the low; but we must
not forget that we are debtors not to oae class only but to all classes
of men. It is bal:'ely possible that we have made too narrow an inter·
pretation of our Lord's last command. He bids us "Go and make
disciples of all natioI!s."
The above points indicate a part of the plan of campaign for the
comin~ year in the Moradabad District.
BAREILL Y DISTRICT.
REV. F.h NEELD, Presiding Elclu.-The Bareilly Di8trict was under
Lhe administration of Dr. E. VV-. Parker, until be was elected Missionary Bishop. I was appointed May 31st, but being in America at the
time, Dr. S. S. Dease continued to officiate until October ~Oth, on which
date I took over charge from Bishop Parker and Dr. Dease, in Shah·
jahanpul'.
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My report is only for the period from October ~Uth to J anual'Y 9th
two months and tbree weeks.
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On October 24th I began my round of 21 Quarterly Conferences
and finished on December 3rd. I inq uil'ed into the character of 72
local preachers and 96 exhorters, heard their reports and inquired
into their work. In nearly all these quarterlies women workers were
present-58 women in all were present, and in nearly all cases they
reported their work.
Twenty-eight men were recommended for a.dvancement in the
ministry, and 13 young men were recommended as candidates for the
'rheological Seminary.
I found the district well organized for the evangelistic side of
the work. The small village schools have became nomadic and the
teachers of them peripatetic. I know that hard work has been done
to keep these schools up to the mark, but the tendency on the part of
our better qualified young men to enter the ministry and desert the
schools to incompetent teachers has becom~ too stI'ODg.
I have but little hope for our small sohools unless looal preaohers
and qualified exhorters get the burden of this work upon their hearts
and consciences. Our three A. V. Middle Schooli> in Bareilly, Budaon
and Shahjahanpur are-continuing to do good work, and with the
prospect of having our Christian boys well taught in classes where
they have to compete with Hindu and Mohammedan lads- I consider
them amono- our most efficient Gospel-leavening agencies.
More
could be meade of them if our local preachers and exhorters were
qualified to work in them among the student classes.
On Deoember 4th we began our District Conference and Mda,
closing on the 10th. During the session we had the trial of one of our
local preachers, which took 14 of our :;tl'ongest members away
from many of our meetings and seriously ipterfel'ed with the business
of the conference. One of the lessons that was impressed upon our
minds was, that it is easy to vote license to lllen to preach, but in
case of disqualification it is not easy to withdraw t,he license.
Since District Conference I have spent much of my time auditing
the acoounts of the circuits and stations; some are audited up to the
end of the year 1900, but others only to the end of the 31'd Quarter.
I have preached ~hort sermon::; at all the quart@rlies and several
other places several times.
There is a slight decrease in the number of full members and an
increase in the Christian community, as shown by the statistical
report.
GONDA DISTRICT.
W. PE'l'ERS, Presiding Elde'l'.-l'his district consitlts of seven
circuits and in each of these the work has been very well pushed and
great results have followed. A bout some circuits we cannot report
such good progress as we had expected, specially as regards new
baptisms. In some places the great drawbacks in embracing Christianity have been the non-Christil:Ln relatives of people, while in otbers
the landlords and their men have stood greatly in the way. The
landlords exert no small influence over the people and thus our
converts arre often subjected by them to all sorts of persecutions and
troubles. Under the British flag there is certainly safety and security of life and property (although our converts have still to be
8.1way8 on their own guard to protect themselves), but tbe chief
obstacles in embracing Christianity are the family ties, the society,
and S"everal other things so near and dear ~o each heart, all of which
have to be snapped asunder after embracing' Christianitv. Hence, in
many instances during this year, one or another of these causes has
been at work, and thus kept many from coming within the fold of
Christianity. It may.be that this is a good thing, fol' it is vel'S necessary that people should be thoroughly convinced and strenghtened -in their hearts before accepting the religion of the lowly N azarene\
so that afterwards when they are persecuted there may be no valid
reason for their denouncing it. They should clearly understand that
they are called upon to suffer bravely and nobly and resolutely for
His sake. We are-persuaded that these results are bound to follow,
if these pliable hearts of our converts are to be shaped and moulded
in the right frame of spirituality.
During this year several of our old con verts, of whom no tl'ace
could befound, . were diligently sought and found. They are now
under sound spiritual training that they might be rooted and built up
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Our itinerating began right early in the year. This year we had
so planned that every Christian, irrespective of the cabte he came
from, should be visited, the bodily and spiritual welfare of each be
inquired after and each be aroused and stimulated to deeper spirituality. Bhinga was the place first visited. We were accompanied by
Miss Hoge, the W. F. M. S. Evangelist, her assistants, Rev. J. T.
Samuel, the preacher-in-cha)'ge of Bhinga, and his assista.nts. \Ve
went from Village to .village, preaching the word and t'31ling men <LncI
woman about Jesus. We visited our Christiano from house to house,
holding meetings with them and instructing them, Several receiyed
new heapts in such meetings.
In the Kaisarganj circuit, we were accompained by Miss Hoge,
preacher-in-charge Baldeo Pershad and hio workers.
vVe spent
nearly a week there, visiting most of the Christians and balding revival meetings. Several were converted in these and many testified tu
the great· spiritual uplift they l'eceived from these meetings
There are some cit'euits in which we can report hardly an,), progre!:ls; they are in the same state, never getting up unJ' hig·htH'. This
is due partJy to t.he bard-heartedneos of the people there, and partly
to the low-spiritedness and eareleosness of our workers; but there i~
also a third cogent cause which must not be lost sight of, viz., that
the work in proportion to the workers is far more extensive and on a
much larger scale, hence our wOrkel':'; ~u'e compelled to devote theil>
time and attention to the whole. If they coulcl work in a limitetl
circle which they could easily manage, full justice would be done to
the work, but circumstanced as we are our workers cannot covel' thewhole and h~ce full justice is done to nobody. Still, we instruct
them to do their level best and spend and be spent Jor the }laster,
thmJ hoping' to reap a golden barYe~t for Him.
VIe had as many baptjsms this year as la::;t year, but so fa)' as
,8pirituality among our Christiuns is .~olw81·ned we can report double
of what we could. last year. The hal've:::lt prospects on the whole are
promising this year, although t,here is i:carcity still in :,;ome places.
The amount of rainfall necessary to raise a good DaI'Y('O'.t has been
much below the averaO'e this veal'in Banl'aich, hence the eultivatot'::;
suffered much, most of our Chdstia,ns being among the number, SitV~l~
it is from that class that we c] aim most of our menWe can report a ma.rkell improvement in the education uf OUt·
boys and girls, There are 14 school::; in this dbLl'ict, lLlmost all
receiving a grant-in-aid from the Government. Out of lhe"e thel-e :t,re
4 that receive no grant-in-aid from the Government; ~ of thetie are fat·
boys and 2 for girls. Out of those that are aided two l'un up to the
:\Hddle Standard, one up to the Ang-Io-Vernacular Middle Standard;
all the rest to the Upper and Lower Pdmary. The Govel'llment Inspectors inspect each of thede schools four 01' six times annually, and
in eaeh of their reports they speak highly of them. The Bah)'aich school was so much commended that the Inspector re"ummended
an increase in the Government grant-in-aid- Besides th8 Sunda.y
Schools, daily religious and Biblical instruction is s;Y::itematically
carried on in these schools. Our Christian boys and girls progress
well in their studies. Many of them go in for certain industries
and cultivation which bids fair for the future.
We gladly report great progress in our Sunday Schools. 'Ve
expect great results from these Sabbath Schools, but we still greatly
need more of such teachers as can WiD the love and confidence of the
children, and influence them wjth their own sound characters; who can
teach these juvenile minds, hopefully and lovingly imprinting on
their young hearts the teachings of the Bible.
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The Epworth League receives prominent attention in this
district, and we gladly report great progress in this depal'tment of
work. Our young people are preparing themselves for the service of
the Master. They are a valuable help to us in raising collections, in
the Sunday Schools, in decorating the church, in helping the pastor,
in arranging- for burials, Visiting the sick, &c., &c In every church
matter they are a gt'eat help, and we thank God that there are such
opportunities which these young people read.ily avail themt;elves of and
thus help in the extension of God's kingdom. VV'e hope for still great·
er things than these.
We tried our very best in raising the l:lelf-support and other collections, but the amount collected was below what should have been
and what we had expeclied. As last year, so Lhis year also we contributed Rs. 60 towards the support of a missionary maintained by the
India Missionary Society, and Rs. 24 for his house rent. Thus the
collections are bei.ng multiplied. Continued famine still distresses our
people, or they would do still better in this line.
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rrhe W. F. M. S workers have continued to wvt·k with their utiua,l
:leal and untiring energ·y. Miss Hoge, the Evangelist, with her atssistants, proved to be of great belp to us in our work. With theiL' usual
helpfulness they were always ready to assist in every meeting'. The
girls' boarding school is under the wise management of Miss Scott.
The girls pass the Lower Middle e~amination every year. In studies
we can report progress in every class.
The deeper spirituality of the
girls testifies to the unceasing efforts of the pastor and of M iss Scott in
bringing the girls to a higher plane of spirituality.
Taking a general view of the whole work, we feel that it has
made good progress and that God bas continued to bless us. As in
the last watch-night service we had consecrated ourselves to His
service in a special manner, so He was with us every day of the year,
giving us victory over Satan and crowning our labours with success.
If we were to be asked_the secret of the success of this district, we would
say, "A closer blessed fellowship Divine, and then communion with the
Holy Ghost."
We held our District Conference in company with the Oudh District
Conference. 'They were seasons of great spiritual refreshing from the
presence of the Lord. Every member drew nigh to the throne vf
~race, and from the Author of grace received grace upon grace, and
learned something of the length and breltdth and height and depth of
that love that passeth understanding. With one accord we solemnly
promised to follow our Saviour in such a way that the 20th century may
be a memorable one for deepee spirituality and bringing baek the wanderers. We hope that in BiB name we will be "more than conquerors ~hrough Him that 10 ved ns."
OARHW AL DISTRICT.
REV. JOSEPH El. GILL, P't'esid'iny Elder.-Garhwal id a district in
the Himalavas comprising about half a million people. The inhabitants for centuries past have been tel'racing the steep hill-sideEl, and from
the fields 80 made, together with the raising of Ii ve stock, for which the
steeper places furnish grass, they make a living. The young men (where
there happens to be several in a family) push off to the cantonments or
to hill sanitaria lvhere there exists demand fol' coolies and dandc
carriers. Some find their way into Her Majesty's Nativa regiroeuts as
soldiers. The fact tha.t -a great deal of cultivated land exists in this
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v~ry mountainous district shows that in old times people chose the uninviting and isolated hill-sides as a refuge from the disorder and feuds
thu.t constantly agitated the plains of India.
Three distinct classes ,are found. First, the real aborigines, who,
when British rule came, were largely emplo~'ed as serfs of the soil.
They ar·e now the artisans.
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Second come the Kasiyas ; people without the sacred thread that
marks the higher castes; without separate literature, but who in time
took on caste-names and accepted the BrahmanR as their priests. The
location of these people shows that Rome conflict with intruders drove
them away from the choicest lands and the better sites for villages.
Doubtless in this proces3 bloodshed occurred. At present the Kasiyas
usually occupy remote and wildka.cl,s of country.
The third wave of emigration brought the Aryan Hindus--two
classes only, Rajpoots and Brahmans. These appear to haye come
first about the 8th century A D., aDd with them came Rajpoot King:3
or Rajahs.
It could hardly have been the attraction of the shrines alone
that induced these Hindus to come and settle in a territory so uninvit.ing when compared with India's broad and lovely plains. Protection from the strife and slaughter of armies must have largely influenced these peoples, who found on their arrival in Garhwal an eas~'
prey in the rude inhabitants. So the real Hindus came and took
possession of the best of the land. The aborigines became d,orrts Ot'
slaves. The Kasiyas maintained their freedom, but were pushed to
the wall and grad ually got reconciled to partition of thp.land, leavingthem, on the borders of the ju"ngles, buffer settlements, between casteHhidu invaders and the wild beasts of the forests.
Whatever of sanctity attached to the, so-called, sacred shrines
that are located among the snows in the extreme north (there was a
certain sanctity atta.ched to them in remote ages), that alas! has
long passed away. Temples, priests of several grades, devotees,
temple drummerR (or Pandes) still exist: but despite the great effort to
maintain the name and fame of ancient shrines, many causes are at,
work to destroy the sanctity and fame and name of Kedarkhand.
There used to be seat.s of learning here; and nowhere in India
was purer Sanskrit spoken.
There ma~' have been saintly devoteeR who were greatly honored
and sought unto by pilgrims. But to-d ay that'e is not one such saint
. or scholar to be found. Instead, the shrines of ancient fame are merely seats of covetousness. The temple drummers (or Pandes) divide
India, among themselves and each visits hi~ allotted territOl'y, ing.ratiat.es himself into such c1 asses of people as are likely to make a pilgrimage and gathers them in groups and chaperons them through the hills,
finding all along the route a multitude of places to deposit offerings.
The pilgrims are greatly disappointed in the exorbitant demands made
upon them. But they have to pay liberally. or be refused the supposed benefits of tbeir pilgrimage. Many return disappointed. Many, I
have reason to believe, neyer return. I have a strong impression that
the time is not far distant when the" education now spreading will
open the eyes of Young India, and the mercenary horde that now preys
on the pilgrims will be left high a,nd dry, without income from offerings and forced to live on the endowments with which the chief temples are made secure.
All sin is destructive. No institution t,hat tolerates it can permaneqtlyexist. The meaning of holinesR is not known either to the
priests-Or to the worshippers at the Hindu shrines. A just God rules
in Heav:.en and frolp His throne He sees disappointed thousands turn
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away unsaved and unbenefited by their reli~~ious exercises. Idolatry
bas been weighed in His balances and found wanting.
A Christian Mission in Garhwal was begun 35 years ago. It ha.s
taken all these years~ almost, to get a start. Prejudice has not fully
worn off. Some classes (they the poorer) tolerate us. We have
Christians living in perhaps 35 ·villages. V'le have. a membership,
including children, of 812 Christians. We have 873 Sunday School
scholars. We have 26 local preachers and 'exhorters and 3 native
members of conference. Among this force of workers we have doubtless a dozen who are really efficient workmen. But Chri13t began the
conquest of the world with 12 disciples. The year under review saw
H:! baptisms, of which 21 were adults. The territory over which Olll'
workers are dotted down appears to be wisely mapped out. Workel"s
are constantly on the move when jtinerating is possible. Our eight
ordained ministers are faithful men. Yet no extensive revival has
broken out. Often there is a strugg1e fot' bl'ead. But this year we
have had a plenteQus har,est.
The gre::l-t event of the year among us is the assembly at our District Conference. Only then do t,he workers all see each other. This
year it was a time of' refreshing. There W8l'e no complaints to he
heard. There were no new Ucenses granted. No discussion over
promotion and no recommendations for the fayours of Annua] Conference. Our time was given upto literary and spiritual exerclses -and
study of th~ Scriptures. ';Yo never had a great.er· sl)irjtuaJ uplift and
all who came \vere blessed. ]t if" cause of devout gratitude to God
that we have some natives of Gal'h'Yal who al'e tl'ulv converted-men
and women trying to lead a g'odl~y IHe. This is the hope of the infant
church.
Christian methods of society, 6f business, of family life, are all
new. \Ve are learning. Four b8lated marriages took place this year.
Our ministers haye Government authority to marry, of this no doubt
exists. But marriage by Christi an eeremol1ies lS new to our people.
The couples named got the start of the ministers. 'lile are sorry for
this, but patience is exercised and reprimands are given. More couples
followed the Christian plan of having the marriage ceremon~T precede
the association of the bride and g·r·oom. \Ye give line upon line, precept upon precept, and the people (espe('ially the young) are learning.
-While J write I have news of an old man (the first convert ever baptized hel'e) taking a younger wife without marriage wbile his own wife
is stillliYing.
So it is clear we (to use a pro',rerb) are Eltill "far
from DeIhL" 'Ve are not discouraged and we will not retire from
the conflict. Christian order is 1'>111'8 to prevaU in truly Christian
hearts.
I have visited each circuit and held meetings in conjunction with
Quarterly Conferences. The bead-quarters of each prea.cher-in-charge
is comparati vely strong'. It is a decided centre of influence. Hence
Christian instruction radiates. Christian books, and often medicine'
also, are distributed. A colporteur has.haltingly covered the district
with bis itinerations. \Ve th-ank the Bible Society for this man's services and we venture the beJief that colportage will be a power for
good if prosecuted properl~T.
Our little schools on the district are doing a 'litt,le good. Our
Central School at Pauri is doing a good deal of goo·d. Two candidates
passed the Govel'nment Middle English Examination of 1>399, one of
them was a Christian. We expect better results this year for we have
a better staff. Had we money to pay a good staff of teachers we could
now have a 4igb grade school at Pauri, for many boys find their way
from Garhwa.l to the Bareilly GO'rernment School. There is no need
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for-this, if we could raise the grade of our school. It is a cause of
sincere regret that we have no more men at home of the stamp of Dr.
John F. Goucher to helD us here.
About 5c3 very fine a-indu boys occupy rooms in the Mission Boarding House barracks. The roll for our Central School in November
was 129; to this if we add a small compound school, we have over 140
pupils ih our mission compound. The GadoliGirls' School, two miles
distant, has about 68 pupils. The Mandakhal jungle, through the sale
of wood, has supported a preacher who is station~d on the public road,
and whose influence extends to the Umits of the district.
An erroneous impression got out that this Gadoli property was
for sale. Friends have kindly offered to relieve us of it, but while
thanking them for their kindness, we beg to say that it has up till now
peen of very great service to the mission. A slice of it has been sold
to the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, and they have expended
large money in fitting up for the first time a roomy boarding house
for girls, and a beautiful dwelling house for the ladies of that society,
besides a chapel. It was absolutely impossible to obtain such a site
anywhere else in the neighbourhood. Gadoli will be, I predict, the
future head-quarters of the presiding elder and a seat of industry.
Chopra, the present residence of the missionary, will be the home of
the Principal of the :Mission College of Garhwal, as it is every way
fitted to be. We are thankful for the interest of our friends; but the
present management has no expectation of selling. If it were sold
to-morrow, it could not realize more than its first cost to us, and that
is less than Admiral Dewey paid for three cartridges for his big guns
at Manilla. For this paltry sum we need not cripple a promising
work.
"Watchman, what of the night '-!" I answer-There are signs of
the eoming dawn. It has been a struggle in Garhwal to get a foot·
hold. It has been a struggle to keep it when gotten. The tottering
system of ancient idblatry is sure to fall. Let the Church of Christ
have a staff of trained men in hand to shepherd the people (men
native to the soil). The multitudes will spontaneously cast away their
idols and bow in homage, worshippers of the Truth as it is in Jesus.
God hasten the day! For fuller account of contributions to seIfsupport and the various benevolences, and for statistics of our whole
work, see the tables herewith -forwarded through the statistical secretaries.
HARDO} DISTRICT.
REV; SAMUEL rrUPPER, Presiding Elder. -This is a new district,
a part of old Oudh District, comprising two Government zilas, namely,
Hardoi and Unao. There were only three circuits in these two zilas,
but now there are nine. There are no missionaries in the district. I
thank God that He has helped us, and work has prospered in this
district. There are 33 schools and 729 students, 364 of whom are
Christians. The Bible is taught every day. We have 5 schools for
girls also, in which 135 students are taught. One hundred and seventy
persons have been baptized in this district ~is year. So in my
district there are ~,290 Christians, and they gave Rs.587. Most of
the Day Schools are Holmes Schools in this district. There are 75
Sunday Schools, which are flourishing.
The Hardoi Girls' School, supported by the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society, and Mr. and Mrs. John Holmes of Pittsburg in
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conjunction, has had a prosperous year. The girls are making excellent progress and the school is in every way to be commended. A.
greater part of the girls' boarding house has been built this year
and 35 girls have settled there. As Rev. Mr. Mansell l'eported last
year, there is a pressing need ior a new church building at EIll'doi.
There are 4 ministers, 8 local deacons, 13 preachers, 22 exhorters
and 30 teachers in this district. A great many of our people have
been born again this year, and have become real spiritual Christians.
The Epworth League work of this district is very strong and
supports the work of the Saviour efficiently. It is a g'reat help in our
work and every m~ber is a true soldier of Jesus Ohrist. I thank
God that all the workers have done their duties in Bia love and fear.
May the Almighty God help all the wo.rkers more and more to bring
many souls to Christ.
SAMBHAL DISTRICT.
REV. H. J. ADAMS, Presiding Elde1·.-La,st year I was· transferred
from Bisauli to Sambhal. When I went there I sawall the Christians
and workers of the district, who treated me very kindly. I gave them
some good advice concerning OUJ' work and was very glad also t,o receive some from them.
There are 13 circuits in the Sambhal District, with 77 sub-districts
and 849 villages where the Gospel is preached and the work of God is
done. In 6i4 .villages there are Christians where the Bible is taught,
and the results are encouraging. T~ach drcuit ha,g its own preacherin-charge.
Preachers-in-charge, local preachers, exhorters, pastor teachers,
teachers and zanana Bible-readers do their }'espective work well. On
occasions of Quarterly Conference, we had many meetings which add- ..
ed much to the spiritual growth of many.
In the beginning of August we had a wOl'ker3' meeting which continued for one week. Many Christians of the district were present
and much work was done. We also had many revival meetings.
Recitatio!ls, essays, lectures and sermons, &c., were given to our workers, and they returned to their stations' filled with zeaL Many of our
lately converted Christians are now giving up their former superstitious habits of idol-worshipping, marriage ceremonies, &c., ani!
hence the congregation is getting more enlightened. By our co-operative exertions we succeeded in baptising 400 people of different
castes this year, a number that exceeds the number of the past year. '
We have 104 Sunc1ay Schools in our district, in which 5,438
scholars are taught the Catechism, the Sund&y School Lessons, the
Apostles' Creed, the 'l'en Commandments, and the Lord's Prayer.
There are 73 day-schools, consisting. of ],202 students, and they are
making great improvement. In Sambhal proper we have an English
school up to the Middle, in which, besides many heathen boys, some 25
Christian boys are educated.
Owing to the famine of the ·last'few years many of our Christian
brethren were reduced to poverty, yet they willingly gave liberal subscriptions; Rs. 1,315"i8 the total subscription received, which exceeds
the. alllount of last year. R~. 206 was given for the support oj the
pastor.
The current number of Christians in our district, as found by the
census, is 7,074. Our District Conference andIs~i Mela were held with,the
M'Oradabad District Conference ·from the 27th of November to the 3rd
SAMBHAL DISTRICT.
of December in Moradabad. We had a very good Mela and derived
much benefit from its meetings. Our League, too, is making great
improvement and 've thallk God for the he]p He has given us in our
work. Bis helping hand is with us. Be has been with us aU the time
and jn all our work Be guides UB. The prospect for the future is
good. From aIDong the heathen Illany Jats, Thakurs, Brahmans,
&c., buy Bibles and other religious books, and l'ead them with interest.,
They, especially the Jat'il, mix \dth Christians and like their society
much. They like to talk and discuss religious matters. They read
the books and know more and more of Christ.
May God help us that we, by our united etiorts, may be able to
muster' a great 10ree of pure and holy men and bring it under the
great banner of Christ. Amen.
PILIBHIT DISTRICT.
REV.H. A. CUT'rING, Pl'csicUng Elclel'. -Being a new presiding
elder in this field, I am not fully acquainted with this district. But
from what I have seen and heard, I pre.'3ent my report as follows ;-There are 12 circnits, in which () conference members, and 8 local
ordained elders and d~acons, work as preachers-in-charge. Three
circuits, tliz., Sironli, Shahi and Baheri, are each so large that they
can hardly be itjnera,ted by on~ man: but want of money does not
allow us to divide them each into t.wo circuits. In our field twelve
hopeful towns are lying empty of good and experienced preachers, but
want of money does n(lt allow us to supply the real needs of the
district. I feel shame in stating this need on account of ~hortness of
monA.Y, but am obliged to show it to the friends at home who support
the work. We are not idle in collecting money from our native church.
VlTe iDcrease our pastoral collections year by year' and in my opinion
the allowance raised this year is not less according to the present
ability of our church. Our Christian community numbers 6,220, of
whom 3,(H5 attend the Sunday services. Since we conducted 61 spiritual meetings, our' people have increased the attendance of Sunday
worship. This is une of the grand and hopeful means of church
growth. Our schools LLnd students are.lessening in number, but improving in learning. At our last District Conference, the Sunday
morning Love Feast meeting was talked of and remembered every'"
where. In the begiuning our leadcr' read Zech. 10: 1 and spoke only 5
minutes, and clouds of the Holy Glwb 1, filled the house; then three
ministers prayed and the light rain began: afterwards Piyari, a blind
girl, stood and prayed, and the heavy rain filled the congregation abundantly and changed the witnesses of the meeting.
KUMAON DISTRICT,.
Rev. S. KNOWLES, Pre.<;i(U11g Elcle'/'.-We spent the months of
February and March in the, Barbhar and Tarai, at the foot ofthe Naini
Tal range of hills, trying to follow in the blessed footsteps of Christ in
preaching the Gospel of Lhe Kingdom to the poor, and, as far as our
medicine chest and knowledge would go, healing the sick. We always
took advantage of an invitation to tlee a village school of preaching
Christ to the boys and their friends assembled there; and often we
have been followed to our camp by a number of boys and their
vill8r~e e14ersto p~f!.r plQre of ~pis wonderflll Incarnation.
It was
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our practice, too, in marching from camp to camp, to converse with
travellers about Christ and his great salvation. Sweet memory
carries us back forty years to this very itinerating region where!
in company with our y mng' colleague, J ..:\1. Thoburn, fli":6h !rom
America, and now our beloved Bishop, we made this same tour from
Haldwani to Dechouri, through forests then almost impenetra.ble and
impervious to the sunls rays, and filled with tigers, bears, lopards,
and wild elephants, when we adopted the custom of speaking to all we
met in the way of the deal' loving Saviour who died for our sins, and
who ever Ii veth to intercede with God for us. It is true, in those days,
this was done in a, very imperfect way, but the air around us- was
made to vibrate with the all-conquering name of Jesus, the sweet echo
of which still comes to us with great comfort and encouragement; for
instead of a da.rk pathless forest there are now rich cultivated fields
and picturesque villages, in many of the latter Christian families
enough to make up a congregation of spiritual worshippers of the
true and living'God; and among whom we had many profitable services
during-our visits in the months spoken of.
In Haldwani itself, whenever we came in from our itinerating tour,
we held Hindustani and English ssrvices, f01' theNative Christians and
Europeans of the place. The latter numbered as many as thirty persons
in our Sunday evening \vorship.
At the end of Mareh, after holding our fJ aldwani Quarterly Conference, we went up to N aini Tal to organize the N ati ve work for the season and start OUl' Vernacular School for the year, as well as see to the
necessary repairs of mission property. Rev. B. Dass, pastor of the
Native Church, has been indefatigable in his efficient help both in
chapel preaching and school work.
We held our Naini Tal Quarterly Conference on the seventh
of April, where the Native and English work were legally arranged for
the year, Rev. B. M. Dass taking charge of the one, Rev. R. 1. Faucett
of the other.
On the 13th of April we started to pay our official visit to Dwarahat via Khairna and Ranikhet. At Pam-i, fi ve miles from thl:l latter
place, we found Santosh Ram and his wife working. They visit and
preach in the villages perched round about on the hill-sides and mount- _
ain-tops, and .0nlY those who have tried it know how difficult and
arduous it' is to reach the nearest of these hamlets. They also teach
a small school of boys and girls in their compouBd. We examined
this school, and then, people gathering round, we preached Jesus and
had prayer. Conducting some of these simple services have been the
happiest moments of my life_ So taking courage we press forward to
pass the night at the comfortable Dak Bungalow at Ranikhet.
Next morning we had trouble about coolies; and only those whu
have experienced it know what vexation and annoyance this means.
However, we finally get off and reach the welcome Mission House
~t Dwarahat. Nobody knows better how to give a kind reception to u.
tIred guest then Mr. and Mrs. Rockey; so we are soon compensated fol'
a w~t and wearying, though not monotonous journey. That same
evemng we had our Quarterly Conference in the neat girls' scbool
house. Twenty preachers and teachers were present. We found t.he
collections on the circuit generous, the reports excellent and the hopes
of. the workers bright. We had the privilege and pleasure of exhorting:
thl~ band of· workers to greater diligence in the labour of love and
patIence of hope. On the next day, Sunday, there was Sabbath Sehool
In the morning, when we lectured on the subject of Jairus's daughter.
At ~-30 there 'Yas a Love Feast led by Rev. H. Wilson; and we pr<?a<:hed In the eveIllng to ~ very intelligent congregat\on~
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KUMAON DISTRICT.
After auditing the Dwarahat accounts we left for Bhains Khat,
and so on to Almora, where we had to meet the Revd. Mr. Bulloch of
the London Missionary Society to arrange for 0111' coming District
Conference and their Jubilee Meeting in November' next. We stayed
over Sunday in Almora, and conducted the .evening service in the
Budden Memorial Church. This is a very fine churchlike, commodious
building, in which it is a pleasure to preach.
We arrived back in Naini Talon the 24th of April, an ~ from then
till the end of September were engaged in the duties of preacher-in-charge
of the station. With the Revd. B. M. Dass we regularly took our
alternate part in Sunday services and week·day meetings. We also
occasionally preached in English, and took our part in the Thursday
evening prayer meetings. During the summer months we commenced /
a series of lectures on popular subjects for the educated natives of the
place, which proved successful. The Revd. Dr. Scott of Bareilly
rendered very effident aid in this work. The educational work of thic;
station has been well looked after by Revd. Dr. Butcher at Oak Openings, and Miss Easton at Wellesley. Dr. Butcher's report speaks for
Hself. Under the able preaching and zealous pa~toral care of Revd.
R. I. Faucett, the English Church has been better attended all
through the season than ever before. Mr. Faucett's report is given
below .
. In the beginning of October, having held our Haldwani and Naini
Tal Quarterly Conferences, we started on our tour in Eastern Kumaon.
We marched via Almora and Lahughat, twelve hard and laborious
stages from Naini Tal; so different to the easy, commodious railway
travelling on the plains. Though there are comfortable and picturesque Dak Bungalows at the end of each stage, yet we had to take our
own cook and messing for the whole journey going and coming, and
this involved extra trouble-and expense. We say little of the irritation
and provocation constantly caused by coolies failing to appear at the
time of starting, or decamping on the way, but this adds to the real
trials and crosses of each daily march; but the delightful scenery we
passed through, and the almost constant view of the magnificent
Snowy Range glittering in the golden- sunshine, fully indemnified us
for the arduousness and vexations of the road.
We left Almora for the Shor valley on M ond ay, the 8th, and reached un Thursday! the 11th October; thus doing the journey of eight
marches in four days. On Friday we held the Pithoragarh Quarterly
Conference, and in the evening preached in the chapel to a large
congregation. On the following day we held an ip.vestigating Committee to inquire into charges against a local preacher on the
eircuit; and then had the unpleasant duty of sending up the case for
trial at our District Conference. And here we may say in passing,
that this trial was held, and the local preacher in question was
cleared of the charges preferred against him. The Sabbath was
"Missionary Sund.ay in Pithoragarh." We preached i.n the morning
to a crowded house on "The Harvest Ripe," and after the sermon the
"Muthi collection" was taken up. Muthi means handful, and the
collection is what has been gathered in handfuls at each meal for
weeks before. The church had been tastefully decorated with
sheaves of~different kinds of grain, and embellished with wreathes
of wild flowers and field creepers, and presE.nt~d a very unique ap_pearance. The Muthi collection was valued at Rs. 3D, and the cash
collection at Rs. 80. In the evening we preached to as large an assem·
bly as in the morning; and after this administered the Holy Sacrament. On Tuesday we went up three miles to the Chandog heights to
see tne L.epers' flome under the superintendenee of the devoted Miss
PRESIDING . ELDERS '. REPORTS.
Reed. We saw the sun rise and stripe the sides of the snowy mountains withgolden bands, and make their tops glow with heavenly fire;
and had a grand view of the whole Shor valley yielding up its .richness to the rea.pers' sickle8 in the mellow light of a newborn day.
W~ met Miss Reed on the verandah of her rose-covered cottage, and
then went with her to see her new chapel gleaming in the sunshine, and
dominating the hills around. We assisted in putting up the slab-stone
on the gable front, on which is engraved the word" Bethel," with its
translation in Hindi-House of God; then we had singing and prayer,
and we gave an addresE in Hindi to the lepers and workmen present.
Miss Reed is building a new house near her own for a lady companion; and she is happy to know she will soon cease to live alone
on those lonely though beautiful heights.
We left Pithoragarh on tbe 17th and arrived at Lahughat on the
19th of October. On Saturday we visited the few European families
in this once flourishing military station, and then examined our
small Vernacular 8chool. D. Hukill has a very encouraging work
going on here. Sunday morning was Children's Day at Hukill':;
school, so we 'attended and gave an address. There were of boys,
and their friends, with. a few Europeans, about sixty present. In the
evening we conducted an English service) and preacbed to 17 persons.
)lrs. Colonel Tulloch kindly gave us the use of her drawing-room for
the occasion, as well as conducted the bymn music.
We·arrived in Almora on Friday~ the ::6th; and from that to the
31st we were engaged arranging forr our Dis1rict Conference. It being
the Jubilee yeaI~ of the London Missionary Society in Almora, when
fifty years ago the late Revd. Mr. Budden began the mission in Kumaon, the Revd. Mr. Bulloch wrote to ask that, as we were having our
District Conference in Almora, if the Jubilee meetings could not be
united with our conference, and thus show that the work of the. two
missions in these mountains was really one. To thi:; we agreed; and so
a programme was prepared in which members of both missions took
part, covering about a. week, from 31st of October to 6th of November.
Wednesday evening was given up to a meeting of w~~come, when Bevd.
Mr. Bulloch took the chair, and extending a hearty ,greeting to the.M.
E. llission workers, exp] ained tbe nature of tbe work done, and showed
the progress made by their mission dudng the fifty years of its history
in Kumaol1. There were three meetings a day: at 8 A.M. preaching
service; at II A.M. District Conference; and 5· P.M. preaching,
foJlowed by a prayer meeting. We pre;.Jched the first :;ermon on
Thursday morning. On Sunday morning \vas preaching by Revd. G.
~f. Bulloch; at noon the Annual Sermon by J. A braham; and in the
evening we preached in English. The Epworth League and Christian
Endeavour Society had a very successful meeting on :saturday afternoon. The religious meetingR were all characterized by a fervent
spirit of devotion, of earnest prayers, zealous preaching, and trust
in the presence and power of the blessed Holy Spirit. We believe,
notwithstanding the disturbing influence of a trial going on, that
much lasting spiritual good has been received by members of bot.h
missions.
After listening to a stirring exhortation from Revd. Mr. Bulloch,
and reading out the appointments, we left for Haldwani on Monday
aftel'noon, which place we were glad to reach in health and safety on
the following Wednesda.y morning. To God be all the praise I
The Rev. J. ~. Butcher, ~. D., writes of the Naini Tal High School:
- " The Boys' High School, Oak Openings, Naini Tal, has had a year
of encouragement. Sixty-nine pupils have been in attendance during
the year, and twelve new boys have already been promised for. next
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xxiii
year. Tbis indicates that the confidence in the school, which had
been disturbed by repeated changes in the mana,gement; is being restored. The boys did very fairly in the Government examinations.
During the year the school has come into possession of the neighboring estate of St. Asaph, containing nearly eleven acres of magnificent site on the top of the ridge, with views of the snows on one side
and of the lake and plains on the other. The members of our Schools
Committee themselves subscribed the money and presented the property to the school. On the estate is a fine old house, badly built. This
we plan to move to a better site, and build accommodation for five
small families. When built the newMhouses ought to bring us in a
clear income of at least Rs. 1,200 a year, which would enable us to
take at least a dozen boys on reduced fees, and thns extend the range
of our influence. The cost of the removal of the house would probably be about Rs. 0,000. We are asking our friends to each of them give
us Rs. 300, or $100, toward this as a Twentieth Century offering, and we
hope that at least twenty of them will send us that amount.
" During the past two years about Rs. 4,000 has been wiped off the
debt of the' Popla.rs,' a large business block presented to the school
as an endowment by the Rev. Thos. Craven. In a few years the entire
debt on that building will have been paid off, and then we shall have
a clear income of Rs. 5,000 a year from it for school purposes. So we
may regard the present prospects of the school as encouraging."
Dwarahat, including Lohba.-N. L Rockey, missionary-in-charge,
writes: "Ours is an isolated station. We are far a~ ay -from European
neighbors, European sympathy and associations, yet we find no time to
get lonely. Sometimes the long mountainous way is wearisome and we
wish that there could be other means of transportation than uncertain
coolies. Our movements are all dependent on their pleasure. vVhen
they will, sunshine is about our path; when they wont, that is the
end on't; we often have to await their more convenient season, even
for very important movements. An example: We tried to return from
conference straight home. We got as far as the foot of the mountains· but not a cooly was available. We had to walk two miles to the
nearest rest-house and with the greatest difficulty g'ot our baggage
tbere before night. Then came two days of weary, expensive waiting',
during which it rained Snow {ell, so that there was no hope fo1' a
move for days to come. We returned to Shahjahanpur, and had to
wait two weeks before we could again attempt tbe march. These journeys took a greater part of $100-of our living allowance (Rs. 225),
and deprived us of most of the days when our children could be at
home with us.
"Notwithstanding these hardships we enjoy the w.ork and are
very glad to be accounted worthy of a place in this needy field. With
my wife and three little ones, 1 made journeys amounting to 342 miles
of this laborious travel, which means twenty-four days of actual
journeying and as many more of detention and work by the way. I
have also done a great deal more than this alone, visiting some
places very difficult of access, where missionaries and Europeans have
almost never, if ever, gone.
I'It has b~en a year of almost famine. I planned many more days
of itinera~ing but had to give it up and return home because I could
buy no food for either horse or coolies. A great scarcity prevailed.
It necessitated the opening of private relief works to keep a number
of poor from bitter suffering. Several orphar.s were added to our
school from among the sufi'el'ers.
"It has not been a year of great fruitage -although of hard labor.
Ther$ have been discouragements that have been very trying, but we
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PRESIDING ELnERS' RilPORTS.
cannot yield to them. We know that we do not labor in vain. It is
no small privilege to belp form the cbaracter of so many bo:ys and
girls. It is a pleasure to sow gospel seed in so many young heathen
hearts. We are loved and respected by many who listen attentively
to our teaching :in day sch()ols, and who profit in a visible measure by
it, although as yQt none of them have accepted our Saviour."
Statistics.
N. B. -For explanations, apparent errors and remarks, see 'Statistical
Report.
Many reports of collections contained ann as. These cannot be shown
here. They are represented in the columns by an X. The totals contain
the sums of all these omitted fractional parts of a rupee.
.
The total income from all sources is for the most part the income of fees
in schools, and is used in the running e~penses. These schools are practically
self-supporting. The real income is shown in the regular collections which
are disposed of according to disciplinary usage.
NORTH INDIA CONFERENCE STATISTICS
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP
BAPTISMS.
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY.
CHURCH
MEMBERSHIP.
DEATHS
NAMES OF
CIRCUITS.
MORADABAD
DISTRICT.
646
Bijnor
Chandausi
Dhampur
Kauth
Kirathpur
Kundal'ki
Mandawar
Moradabad
Nagilla
Najibabad
Nurpur
Seohara
Sherkot
Thakurdwara
Total
410
247
295
181
390
135
915
330
35
Total
164
95
297
85
166
126
281
84
13Q1
10
11
612 ••
4
434
9
11
740
4
6
360
13
11
307
163
299
271
994
569
636 1,850
193
299
822
76
200
450
708
468
473
8
4
9 ..
15 17
30
21
2
1
25
16
2
17 ••
7
5
34 12
58 25
23 ..
17
10
]
38
5
4
89
8
29
59
103
Iii
3
20
27
10
8
6
10
6
12
8
12
182
218
3
]
4
2
11
13
15
4
3
5
5
4
9
•• ~~q ~~~ !~~I~~ 107
85
274
74
163
511
9 ·11
21
3
30
10
18
50
43
14
25
428
274
163
110
61
128
143
167
2
7 ••
-- --- --- --- -- -- - - -- -- -
•~
..
..
•.
..
..
..
..
..
146
133
239
65
209
192
120
69
43
1
109,
401
3741
114
246
486
86
150
40
81
204
88
206
262
450
119
214
180
50
72
27
112
126
74
199
379 .•
593 ••
905 .•
201
1
2
2
7
2
431 ..
259, ••
313
6
5
399
3
1
205.. .•
514 10 10
1>4
727
4
2
474 1,298 10
8
1
10
2
17
9
2 ..
2 ..
8
7
24
3
1
6
4
- - - - - - --- -- - -- .. 2,100 .2,413 1,711 0,224 34 39
144
- - --- --- - - - --- -- - - - -
4
4
13
23
17
8
12
2
7
33
18
41
16
8
10
13
20
3
8
5
8
6
89
130
219
66
5
10
24
31
2
210
20
]6
41
20
43
23
8
Pn..lBHIT
nISTRICT.
Baheri
Bisalpur .
Fathganj, West
Jahanabad
Milak
-Mirganj
Nawabganj
PiIibhit
Pnranpur
Rampur
Shahi
.Slranli
570
36
61
17
Hi
12
21
6
13
45
7
13
12
70
13
8
7
10
--- '--- ---
45
8
8
15 .
Ii
3
9
8
·17
(j
6
6
4
4
5
28
5
6
50
2'>
8
6
7
8
9
26
2;-,
76
8
(j
12
8
8
-- 402
- --64
194
871
97
- - --- -----
GONDA DISTRICT.
Bahraich
Bhinga
Bairampur
00lonelganj
Gonda
Kaisarganj
Mankapur
Nawabgauj
N3IIlpara
Total
· .
•.
•.
•.
· .
52
150
107
60
63
130
70
60
61
48
86
44
26
28
72
•.
96
53
49
·.
••
·.
40
20
71
45
12
54
26
12
46
·.1---;9
533
268
264
193
149
183
198
111
44
171
16
18
11
16
2
7
8
9
7
6
13
16
14
4
5
9
8
8
8
()
2
]
1.
3
2
1
5
2
5
3
2
.
5
4
3
7
2
11.
6
5
6
9
8
4
14
12
22
11
8
'j
17
14
8
26
10
8
9
8
15
6
5
3
3
22
12
10
8
1G
()
9
5
5
-gag 'l,581 -9"4 -83 --; 31--6"5 -125 -67 -93
NORTH INDIA OONFERENOE STATISTIOS
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP
BAPTISMS.
,CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY.
I
CHURCH
MEMBERSHIP.
DEATHS
NAMES OF
CIRCUITS.
BAREILLY
DISTRICT.
Aonla
Bareilly
346
..
405
..
,.
Ehera Bajbera •.
111
210
809
195
530
400
447
95
230
242
66
Powayan
..
Shahjahanpur E. .
27
144
110
Barei1ly
Bazar
Bhamora
Sa.dar
Bilsi
. .
Hinawar
Bisauli
Budaon
Dataganj
Faridpur
Jalalabad
Kakrala
..
..
..
..
..
..
Miranpur Katra. .
Mohamdi
..
-. Panahpur
,.
152
46
Shahjahanpnr W.
Tilhar
..
Ujhani
•.
Tota.l
164
476 1,217
389 1,200
127
72
146
263
753
221
136
211
150·
172
88
115
27
176
209
105
140
378
457
490 1,445
282
740
659 1,942
422 I,103
215
798
150, 456
1m
481
247
661
4,269
--- - - -
GARHWAL
DISTRICT,
9
99".
2
19
142
357
211
481
146
550
414 1,032
4
5,092
-
1
26
141
26
15B
56
11
2
3
10
3
10..
14 11
3
4
{)
6
..
3
6
1
13
10
10
3
12
7
5
7
8
8
3
-32
9
79
42
15
53
42
18
157
53
27
28
I~
54
32
21
10
17
33
15
12
54
26
8
14
58
119
12
5
11
7
16
20
16
9
7
10
8
12
12
7·
16 '
32
12
8
7
12
8
12
6
3
12
11
18
25
7
15
a
4
7
12
20
]8
10'
nl
1433D ---so6 281
365/
-- ---- --- --- ---
14;781123110 -352
- --- - - - -
9
16
46
18
7
2
2
3
10
2 12
22
8
23
5
4
28
5
9
3
5
18....
16 12
57 36
64
9
2
2
12
7
5
18
3
6
8
5
9
3
16
3
3]6
2
4..
33 13
8
1
2
6
9
17
3
2
H
2
8
2118
477
14
31
48
<n:
26
95
124
13
6
391
f32!~1
m
97
277
114
•• - 5,420
20
, 18
175
106
127
504
BainoH
..
KainUl'
Lansdow ne and
.Kotdwal'a
. Pauri-and Gadoil. .
Ramni
..
--Srlnag'~otal
395
406
2 ..
21 ..
78
1 ..
4
1
5
5
1
3
2
5
1
9
1
12
7
4
13
]2
9
I:?
9
27
2
£)
4
4
1
4
8
5
5
21
12
2
2
20
1
22
114
:: -
74
414'
2..
5
1
.
a..
'?:?i....
::~ ~ -~ =j~li~
~
1
1:
-i, :~ ~ .:
KUllA.ON DISTBICT.
I
Rhot
Dwarahat
•.
..
Haldwani
..
Naini Tal, Hind .. .
Naini Tal, Eng.. .
..
, P·jthol'agarll
9
11
144
93
53
80
39
25
2
224
34
167
311....
11
65"
29
30
20
97
1S:1'
~?:~fil
41
14\1 1 1
2
5fj
..
,488 11
6
--- - - -- --'
Total
484
3n7
252 l,li3
1 ..
2..
..
(j
~
:~
1
8
3 ..
4
3
3A
12
31
- - -164 - 1715 ---21 --54 --36 - 101
18· '''9
...;;.",-.--
19
15
NORTH INDIA CONFERENCE STATISTICS
.CHURCH MEMBERSHIP
BAPTISMS.
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY.
CHURCH
I
§
Z
be
§
DEATHS
MEMBER-
SHIP.
NAMES OF
~
~
CIRCUITS.
OUDH DISTRICT.
Lakhimpur
Tikaitnagar
Rae Bareilly
Barabanki
Sitapur
..
..
..
•.
..
Sidbauli
..
Malihabad
Lucknow, Hind •..
Lucknow, Eng ...
Total
SAMBHAL DIST.
Amroba
..
Basta
Babll Kbera
Bahjoi
Dhanaura
..
.•
..
Gunnaur
..
..
Hasanpur
..
Narainiya .
Rasul pur
. .
..
Raj pur a
.•
Sbarifpur
Sbahpur
Sambhal
.•
•.
,•
Total
•.
55
1492
108
162
37
24
31
281
11
11
. .
Hal'doi
••
Mal1awan
Pihani
..
.•
Safipur
Shahabad
Sandi
•.
••
••
Sandila
Unao
••
•.
Total
142
124
41
79
241
18
18
93
97
245
224
539
79
1 ..
7
2
7
8
3
4
1
8
1 ..
60 ..
516
3
108 •.
4
844
652
7
10
4
4
448
546
590
Hj;)
1
5
10
4
11
5
3
5
3
6
1
7
Ii6
..
10
7
16
16
16
17
4
17
~I
16
15
31
23
33
25 •
7
36
6
18
6
18
6
24
24
23
44
10
6
37
23
44
1
11
9
6
14
6
8
10
8
10
6
5(j
- - - - - - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 53 36
1031
192
169
1H8
791
558
587 1,936 26 23
- - - - - - - - --- - - - - - - - -- - - - 133
207
151
86
436
268
125
225
277
275
177
172
5
46
51
16
13
76
38
40
4
24
20
32
8
9
13
3
15 12
14
3....
16
6
10
15
6
12
Hi
17
21
5..
2
8
3
5
4
3
3
5
2
2
30 12
27
2
12 10
4..
15
4
225
660
58
18
136
68
70
128
92
99
370
295
240
3
15
1
1
20
3
2,i;M 2,5451
2,378
7,047
148
371
250
100
99
288
106
135
80
235
16
9
15 13
5·3
800
776
516
301
118
138
335
219
101
195
291
191
197
101
147
-----
RARDOI DISTR[CT.
Bilgram
24
12
75
37
136
27
70
20
35
15
46
70
12
21
26
90
53
30
81
48
13
54
40
78
10
80
21
529
329
~~2
62
20
7
7
1
5
4
1
104 12 15
35
2
309 12 12
:~ ..
132
37..
..
179
4
2
330 1,188
36
4
8
8
34
9
18
..
41
3
36
1
3
5
1
3
2
2
1
1
10
3
5
1·
2
3
27
20
7
2
2
13
4
3
9
36
11
5
10
27
111
24
20
7
7
(i
(j
(i
7
12
10
1()
6
7
10
-91 -168 -69 -163 -~JO -104 -
99 . . . .
230
63
8
21
·23
(j
124
13
51
19
9
15
8
7
7
5
6
18
8
5
11
5
5
6
15
6
165
75
66
5
7
4
13
Grand Total 1900 • 17,083 13,911 13,689 44,683 594 477 1,091 474, 1,152 2,717 1,043 1,319
Total1899
Increase
Decrease
--- - - --- ------- - - - - - - - - - - 976 2,387
995 1,262
--- --- -- ---- -- --- --- -- --- - - --- ---
•• 17,597 15,421 12,812 45;b30 486 470 1,026 385
877
514 1,510
108
1,147 •.
7
65
89
17(j
330
48
57
NORTH INDIA OONFERENOE STATI STIOS
CHURC H
MINISTE 1UAL SUPPORT .
CRtmeR PROPER TY
NAMES OF
CIRCUI TS.
.....o
'"'
<I:l
..0
S
::i
Z
Rs.
MORADA BAD
DISTRIC T.
Bijnor
Chandau si
Dhampu r
Kanth
Kirathp ur
Kundar ki
Mandaw ar
Morada bad
Nagina
Najibab ad
Nurpur
Seohara
Sherkot
.. 4
.. 4
. . ..
,. ..
.. ..
., 1
.,. .
•.
..
•.
Total
3
.. ..
Thakurd wara ..
..
Rs.
4
930
772
280'8,525 9,735 .•
2 1,800
100 2,672 .,
2 1,200 .•
1,200. •
2
70, .
70. •
..
.•
,. 50
Rs.
'"
.
..
..
..
21 550 ..
600. .
3 1,000 ..
1,000. •
1
435,000 8,10,650
10,000 55,650 ..
1
95 .
95. .
1 4,000 1
450 .•
4,450. .
., ..
..
Rs. \ Rs.
..
'I ., ..
' .
350
..
..
I"
..
2\
I
540 1
..
••
..
..
• •
Rs. Rs.
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
.
.
.
.
.,
..
..
..
125 48
24. •
..
15. .
.
•
.
•
.•
•.
, .
.•
..
.•
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
..
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
,
,
.
.,
.•
..
..
..
• •
• •
• •
• •
890. .
..
..
..
..
I ••
~ ._~. __ ~:_~~'_~ __ ~~I_'_'
22. .
25. .
28. •
27
2609 225
3 ••
24..
24. .
19,. .
_ _._._-=-~ _:':j-=-~
••
_~ ~,197 27116'8~ ~,625 ~,662..
__
••
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
30
Ix
]x
2x
2
:3G. .
_~_..:..~ 680I'!~
175
28
24x
27x
17
30
30x
515
33x
25x
26x
21
2
28
2
31
58x 1,012x
PILffiHI T DI8T.
Baheri
Bisalpu r
..
_..
Fathgan j, 'Vest,
Jahanab ad
..
Milak
Mirg3cDj
N!l)Va~ganj
Plhbhlt
Pnranpu r
Rampur
Shahi
Sirauli
1
1
]
1
•. ..
.,
•.
,.
1
1
1
., ..
.' ..
•. 1
•. 1
120
400
730
1
200:..
320. .
200j
150
750 ..
4 1 ,630,
:!OO 2,;')00 .,
](0:..
., 1 • •
100. .
21
1
.. I .. I
i. .
HJOi 1, . .' 50 1 . .
70i
400
..
..
301
150
~i
"I
11
1,'
1
2!
..
..
150. .
SOl' .
150. .
500,
10° " 1,000 ..
1751 .. 1 '175. .
310 ..
310. .
100 ••
130. •
380 ,.
530, .
..
..
..
..
..
..
.,
. •
..
.•
.•
63'1
32
°1"
601 6
48: 48 ..
1
1
71211 90j' 96;.,
..
50
12
271
36!
18
24
2
25
]8;..
24 23 j ••
]2 1 f~2'..
50,
:3
61
49
98
:~':..
;)"i
;)2
1:1
1-;' HI:1 • .
89
51
84
4~11 ':'2, 48 • •
:~41 24 '.
1
••
]f)
22
25
2
:-II
n9
21
2
1
2
21
!'i0
25
86
2
3
2
6
1
2
1
64
43
32
150
30
52
2l
23
574
-- - - -- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - ---450 6,175 ••
17 3,625
1,173 540 518 13 19
550
--{) -2,100
- ---.-- - -- - ----- - - -- -- .--.
GONDA DISTBIC T
".
Babraic h
.. 1 200 il 4no! 2,000 2,600 ••
, .
,.
98 150 ..
6
156
Bh inga
.. ..
..
84 ..
Total
...
140
140 ••
••
25 30 62 ..
.. 1
350.2.1
80
200
630 .. - ..
..
30 40..
.... . .
..
..
..
..
24
Gonda
.. 2 5,300 3 8,500 12,000 25,800 3,000 ..
74 108 96\ 48
Kaisarg anj
. . . . ..
1
300
300 ..
..
24 29 1 "
Mallkap nr
.. 1
500 1
300
250 1,050 .•
.
•
.
.
36 50 1 ..
Nawabg auj
. . • . ..
.• ..
..
..
..
..
.,
12'
20 .•
Na.npar a andi
l
l
Rnpaidi ha !"
1
300
250. .
550. •
..
.. _~I_~ ~~
Balram pnr
Co!one) ganj
Total
30,..
.•
6 6,650 13
9,970 14,45031 ,070 3,000
.
.
99 380 503
I
48
_._.
26
-
NORTH INDIA OONFERENOE STATISTIOS.
CHURCH
MINISTERIAL SUPPORT.
CHURCH PBOPEBTY.
NAMES OF
CIRCUITS.
~
-....
~
CP
.....
o
.....o
~
.c
z=
=
-;
Rs.
Rs.
]
Aonia
3
Bareilly
Bareilly Sadar
:Bazar
.. 1
Bhamora
.. 1
Bilsi
.. 1
Binawar
.. 2
Bisaull
.• 2
Bud&<>n
.• 2
Dataganj
•• 1
Faridpur
. "'- 2
Jalalabad
.. 1
Kakrala
.. 1
Khera Bajhera, 1
Miranpur Katra 1
Mohamdi
.•
Panahpur
.. 1
Poway an
.. 1
Shahjahanpur E 2
ShahjahanpurVV 3
Tilhar
.. 12
Ujhani
•••.
o
a
z=
a
BABEILLY
DISTRICT.
";
CP
CP
I>
Rs.
Rs.
500
15,073
4
900
50 1,450
5 35,000 103700 153773
400
1,000
500
230
80
19,000
100
400
150
120
4,000
50
1
300 1,000
3
202 ••
2
600
50
451 .•
3
2 1,160
3 7,150 15,060
3
200
50
3
360 ••
2
600 ••
4
500
40
2 3,000
100
2
200 •.
1,000
100
6,500
4,200
1,500
3
450 •.
5
340
3
3 5,200 12,000
4 9,000 27,325
3 1,500
60
2
250 ..
1
50..
1,700
1,2O'Z
1,150
681
1,240
41,210
350
760
750
660
7,100
250
50
1,450
443
23,700
40,525
3,060
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
49
72
70
496 313 186
58502624
638 4~ 41 .•
862467 .•
195 18 27 .,72 ..
8S
372 240 78 136
723634 ..
72 ..
27. .
7fi
39 ••
50 ..
83
83
..
24 ..
••
••
Total
o
0
Total •.
Kmu..ol!l DIST.
Bhot
"
Dwarahat
••
Haldwanl
"
Naini Tal, Hind.
Na1ni Tal, Eng.
Wel1esly Girls Sl.
Pithoragarh
250
157
o.
-.-
6 ..
7 9,000 13 13,750 32.800 55,550
101
-- - - -- --- - - --- -- - --- -- -
4 3,500
1,900 4,500 ••
2,700 9,600 •
2,200 5,500 .,
18,000 24,000
184500 237500 105000
9 4,860 22,000 30,360
0
..
.•
28
43
51
49
30
18
35
-----
83 2,641 1344 1391 1430 56x 2,877
13 ..
39 39
10 ..
9 .•
200
3,300
1,500
1,000
28,000
1
1
4
29
9fJ
219
35
17 ••
1
50.. -35 •• • .
2
55
102..
53
450
1561005 10 1,171
8
170
••
168 83 79
1
61
60 60 ..
1
52
31 48 51 ..
15
39
10
9
1
5
2
1
3
5x
82,0
••
2 2,700 1,000 3,700
'; 10,400 31,800 50,750
1
150
500
450
2
350 ••
2,400
3,600
1,800
5,000
25,000
2
3
22 "
3
3
1
1
1
2
Ix
22
5 8,550
1
350
1
100
3
48 .,
150
150
51
42
70
48 ••
30 ..
6
•••
o •••
1
Ix
48
GABHWAL
DISTRICT.
Bainoli
Kainur
Lansdowne and
Kotdwara
Pauri and Gadoli
Ramni
•
Srlnagar
•.
74
503
237 36
·•
..
-------- --- - - - - - - - - - -
•• 39 54,903 60 67,413 15943828175ti
4
4
•
99
39
-~
1
2
7
24
1
9
1
1
14
87
11
10
15
153
-- ---
••
••
••
13
3
16
130. .
33 49 10
92
120. •
5. •
S.
••
24U 120 80 9x 209x
••
•• •• 1510 ••
l,510
..
..
•
0
•
.•
•
•
•
i20
186 236
10
. 432
- - - - - - - - - ._-" - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total .; 13 41,300 21 38,860 231300 311460 105000 ••
I
0
250 360 357 1875 32x 2,264x
NORTH INDIA CONFERENCE STATISTIOS
CHURCH
MINISTEBI.A.L SUPPORT.
CBUBCB PBOPERTY
NAMES OF
CIRCUITS.
.....
o
J-<
~
.0
8
~
Z
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
&s.
OUDB DIST1UCT.
Rs.
Lakhimpur
•• 1 3,000 2
900 ••
3,900. •
Tikaitnagar .. 1
50 . .
..
50. •
Rae Bareilly •• 2 1,100 3 2,560 2,000 5,660 .•
:Barabanki
., 1 3,500 1
200
200 3,900 .•
Sitapur
•• 3 14,000 2 11,000 10,400 35,400 .•
Sidhauli
•. •. •.
•.
•.
. .
•.
Malihabad
•.
1
50
50
Lucknow, Hiud. ':3 24',000 7 51,000 376500451500 32,00
Lucknow, Eng.
1 22,000 1 10,000 ..
32,000 ..
Total
Total
Total
.
.
.
•
.
.
200
.•
Rs.
75. .
31 12
3
46
. .
. .
16.. ..
16
275. .
74. .
4
78
72 •.
84. .
3
87
300.. 137 592 5x
735
..
..
20. .
1
21
•.
18. .
1
19
250.. 414 240 ..
654
800.... 1200 20 1,220
- ---- -- - - - - - - --- - - - -- - -- - - - 7952044 37x 2,877
- - - - - - - - - - " - - - - - - - - - - - -- ---48 72
30 48
12 24
25 48
48 72
64 60
109 72
12· 36
10 36
20 36
20 36
15 48
828 120
72 ..
48 ..
30
1
2
80
3 1,250
1,875
750
115
472
12
500
420
700
25
160
150
160
280
330 2,680
277 277
.. 24 3,120 28 4,825
342 8,287
277 277 1,241 708 686 ..
•.
•.
•.
•.
•.
..
.•
..
•.
..
••
"
.•
3
1
1
1
850
100
15
60
135
215
4
1
20
2
145
1
150
2
130
2
200
4 1,100
ti
1,025
2
2
2
1
2
4
2
1
650
...
100
400
500
285
485
5
15
-- -- ---- - - - - - - - - - --
HARDOI DISTRICT
Bilgram
Hardoi
M.allawan
Pihani
Safipur
Snahabad
Sandi
S-andila
Unao
.
.
.
.
.
.
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
•• 11 67,650 17 75,710389100 532460 32,000 200 1,772 ..
SAMBBAL DIST.
Amroha
Basta
BabuKhera
Bahjoi
Dhanaura
Gunnaur
Hasanpur
Narainiya
Rasulpur
Jtajpura
Sharifpur
Shahpur
Sambhal
Rs. Rs.
.,
•.
400
•• 1
••..
• o.
••
.0 2 1,500
..
3 1,350 5,500 7,250 2,000 •.
0
,0
•
•.
0
250
700
.
0
250
2,200
••
o·
1
700
1
4 2,600
--
1,634
---
8 3,234 5,500 11,334 2,000 ,.
24 .•
296
o.
-
65 ..
3
73
50
26
49
74
62
74
37
37
37
37
49
101
48
72
60
72
36
36
36
36
48
98
--....
20
706
37
80
15
12
13
72
24
13
37
2
39x
85
16x
13
16x
74
26
14
38x
2
1
2
2
..
..
.,
..
..
..
..
..
..
-
..
..
•.
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
1
1
1
1
1
-- - 5
Ix
1
3
2
2
1
Ix
303..
18 322x
- - --- - - --- - - - - - - --- - - -- -- --Grand Total 1900 131 228520 204 234227 85200fi 1:114752 142434: 560 8,261 34335332 5722 280 11,335
---- --- --- - - - - - - -- -- - - -Total1899 •. 126230010196 234311 833480 1291801 138204 .. 9,631 41455208 7456 289 12,953
Increase
•.
1
3
700 ..
1
2
24 ..
1,085.,
----- - -- --- --- - - - - -- - - - - - -- -.- -- --•. 5 ..
8 . . 18,?25 16,951 4,230 560 •
124
Decrease •.
0
••
0,
••
•
•
-:-:,1:400 -~ -84 --:,- --:,- --:,- -.-, 1,370 712~; 1734 -9l:6~1
NORTH INDIA OONFERENOE STATISTIOS'
SCHOOL
VERNACULA:R SCHOOLS.
Boys' SCHOOLS.
rij
No. ON ROLL
.
NAMES OF
rn
..o..d
:;;
::lOO
1:
Bijnor
Challdausi
Dhampur
Kanth
Kirathpur
Knndarki
Maudawar
Moradabad
Naglna
Najibabad
Nu:tpur
&ohara
Sherkot
Thakurdwara
~
..c:I
0
<T.J
tlI)CD
cae)
~
i=0
J-<~
......
CDca
po
0
z
..c:I
0
z
AS
CO .....
$
~
ca
<Q
~
AT
.END OF YEAR.
~
~
Q)
e)
.~;;..
:;;
No. ON ROLL
0
:>,ca
_CD
~
~
SQ
..d
~
<~
r.r5
J-<O
CDO
'0
CO
..p
:>,
'O~
~
..:;>
0
~
MOBAD..A.BAD
AT
END OF YEAR.
in
CIRCUITS.
GIRLS' SOHOOLS.
\
. ..:;>
..:;>
'XI
~w
"i::
rii
-<~
ca
-CD
:>,ca
~
-
5
rn
0
l=i
ca
~
:;;
CD
..0
Q·· o
0
rn
S
::l
Z
'ee ~
:;;
,00
1:
..d
'i:;
..d
~
d......
Z
~
0
0
CO .....
tlI)CD
cae)
I-<~
CDca
po
0
-<
DISTRICT.
·· ..
·· ..
·.
·· ..
·· ..
9
10
5
4
4
6
6
12
-5
5
155
45
81
5
60
39
35
53
76
11
35
42
26
53
II!
'Ti
49
34
24
170
127
36
20
65
94
200
141
44
46
88
118
79
191
73
62
174
71
7
6
3
2
118
8
19
18
2
11
50
IS
4
3
25
2
2
57
22
12
32
3
5
12
39
17
309
12
130
40
22
115
31
18
12
23
23
89
35
366
34
27
20
16
25
280
31
23
18
19
69
27 · .
41
64
'16
·· .. 3 3040
20 · .
2
28
19
30
. ... ·o.. 55 3628 ·54 3340 2735 · . 3 · .11 · . 5 · . · .13
·.- -5 - -42 56 - -98 '---70 - -4 - - 22- - -26 - -48 - -35
65
401
445 1,255 1,020
873
472
683
Total
·. - ' 84- -810
- - - - - - - ----- - - - '
,
~-
-~-
PILlBHIT
DISTRICT.
B~heri
~
·.
·· ..
·o..
o.
Bisalpur
Fathganj
Jahanabad
MUak
Mirganj
Nawabgimj
Pilibhit
Phranpiir
Rampur
Shahi
Sirauli
·· ..
Total
GoImA DISTBICT.
·...
N~wabganj
.•.
Nanpara and Rllpaidiha..
, Total ,
c
4:
2
3
4
6
5
6
7
7
2
1
1
· . ..
·.
· . .. 2
ltIaiikap:Pr
.,
7
5
,
66
80·
64
5529
49
63
77
46
10
· .31
·.
·· ..
5
11
46
70
63
80
30
25
36
42
70
76
80
95
55
29
49
68
88
31
92
120
88
'140
42
205
185
54
49
60
13
1
7
22
5
7
1
3
1
1
· . 3 · .27
45
3
19
26
4
1
10
4
30
·.
·.
11
2
8
52
7
7
35
5
5
85
12
60
· .29 · .15
2
40
9
8
85
15
89
·.
2
88 ·.
55
· . 6 2652 16
·.
46
21
93
82
6
114
· . - - -- --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -38
220 ·110
155
25
223
799
330
954
~98
· .- -62 --.-- --- --
·· ..
Bahrajch
Bhlnga
Balrampur
Colonelganj
Gonda
Kaisarganj
6
·.
2
1
2
65
12
12
2
1
8
7
26
35
43
-:1
· . ·· .. ·· .. ·· .. ·· ..
60
62 · .
72
..
..
·. ·· .. ··.. ··.. ·· ..
8
115
99 · .
.
. . ·.35 .123
.
.
·. ·... ·· .. ··.. ·· ..
50 · .
24
59
<56
51
1
3
12
15
12
-4
52
'
7
36
39
43
1
- - - - - - - - - ..
--11 - 132
480 612
535
3
.,
12
4
~-
23
51
16
13
---60
74
.,
1
NORT H INDIA OONFERENOE STATI STIOS
SCHOO L
VERNA CULAR SCHOOLS.
Boys'
GIRLS' SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS .
No.
No.
ON ROLL AT
END OF YEAR.
ON RoLL AT
END OF YEAR.
NAMES OF
CIRCUI TS.
BABEILL Y DISTRIC T.
Aonla
Bareilly
Bareilly Sadar Bazjl.r ..
Bhamor a
Bilsi
Binawa r
Bisauli
Budaon
Datagan j
Faridpu r
Jalalaba d
Kakrala
Khera Bajhera ,
Miranp ur Katra
Mohamd j
Panahp ur
Powaya n
Shahjah anpur E.
Shahjah anpur W.
TUhar
Ujhani
Total
Balnoli
..
Kainur
..
Lansdow ne and Kotdwa ra
Pauri and Gadoli
..
Ramni,
..
Sri nagar
..
Total ..
KUMAON DISTRIC T.
~
.
Total ..
'.
122
57
3
35
75
1
50
84
68
30
5
"20
101
10
15
••
36
••
2
25
.. 2 ....
4
1
6
5
6
49
43
48
82
.68
848
24
1
.. 1 . .18
3
50
••
4
8
1
1
4
122
132
31
89
35
88
125
10
16
36
72
10
35
14
18
19
37
49
76
55
..
33
7
9
72
84
121
1
16
10
56
2
2
15
23
5
175
15
10
231
200
15
23
5
21
25
14
80
15
72
2
3
12
,25
37
20
12
30
25
182
9
124
2
1
25
25
• '20
2
44
44
31
14
81
34
81
1
••
••
20
1
30
4
1
54
45
70
1
1
91
- - -- --- --
30
146
••
14
80
..
..
36
9
..
20
•6
6
6
••
6
3
9
8
2
22
72
3
5
5
- - - - - - ---
319 1,167
49
217
819
495
545
------- - - - - - - - - - - - - -712
_.-
GARHW AL DISTRIC T.
Bhot
Dwarah at
Haldwa ni
N aini Tal, Hind.
Naini Tal, English
PIthora garh
3
8
1
4
5
]
5
11
5
40
6
60
100
4
38
5
20
"5S
]
8
13
13
8
90
47
8
9
3
10
49
59
38
15
••
- - -- --- -- - -- -- - - -- - 90
J2
107
197
162
3
10
59
49
38
- - - --- - - -- --- --- . - - --- --- - 1
2
5
3
3
10
..18
-29
100
3
76
25
100
7~
82
61
35
30
....690
..
1
1
2
1
3
70
2
6
17
53
..
38
-----7 ---73 -1.14
43
861
904
619
--
30.680
7~.!l46
-,.
6
18
55
108
. ~87
3
11
40
..60
--114
NORTH INDIA OONFERENOE STATISTIOS
SCHOOL
VERNACULAR SCHOOLS.
Boys' SCHOOLS.
No. ON ROLL AT
END OF YEAR.
.
NaMES OF'
CIRcur.rs.
en
0
~
:p
o~
,..,0
Q) O.
,.Q..t::
OUDH DISTmCT.
Total
8.,umBAL DIST.
Amroha
Basta
Babu Khera
Bahjoi
Dhanaura
Gllnnaur
Hasanpur
Narainiya
Rasulpur
B.ajpura
Sharifpur
Shah pur
Sambha)
..t:l
0
~
...:>
.p
2'....5
rn
s::
m
0
,..,
m~
:p
Q)cO
8
'i:;
I>
<
~m
s::
..... Q)
~
Il)
,.Q
;...S::
<J~
rJj
aJ
Cl8
Il)"-
..::I
bOil)
0
0
Grand Total 1900
Tota11899
Increase
Decrease
I>
0
·.
·.
·.
··· ...
·...
·.
4
2
4
2
2
1
4
5
5
3
3
4
61
27
32
25
30
15
22
100
32
25
18
70
5
60
8
8
5
·.
· .38
•
0
10
9
5
4
·.23
69
35
37
25
30
]5
60
110
41
30
22
70
83
58
26
30
19
24
12
40
100
31
25
4
1
1
1
1
16
9
6
10
4
3
3
22
18
· . 2 ·· ..
<J
11
30
26
3
4
5
58
77
24
11
6
10
18
7
4
7
3
22
18\
·.
·.
4
· .30 · .30 · .25
·.
2
00
.0
18
8
2
•
0
200
1
20
· .11 · .1418
230
198
116
· . -- - - - - - - - - - - --- ---gu - 122
_.418
152
490
28
338
518
517
110
627
44
·.- - - - - - - - - - - - - --- - - - - 39 · .
23
26
49
3
· .62
·.
70
70
2
100
32
88
120
4
30 · .
38
43
·,
3
5
·.
53
21
3
45
.66
· . ·. · . · .
·.
25
32
2
32
· . 7 · .73 77 150 125 · . 2 40 19 59 ·.45
··· ... 23 ·.45 455 4550 3835 ··.. ·· .. ··.. ·· .. ··..
10
12
11
1
1
50
10
58
4
48
·.
------- - - --- --- -.117
141
121
20
5
495
380
613
31
233
·.--- --1,230
- ---- - - - --- --- ---1,823 3,053 2,332
194
6,863
5,332
3,312
367
3,~51
·. - --- - - ---- -190 1,545 1.692 3,237
o·
o.
o.
"
o.
o.
.0
o.
o·
o.
o·
~--
----
Total
Il)cO
~
Z
0
cO~
,..,:::
~
.p
=
..c:
:::l
Z
~J>o.
:;;
00
t:;
----
·.
Dllao
;:::
0)bOil)
Z
0
po,m
At;
~
.p
s::
Q)
~
~aJ
~P>
I
'C
]
.0
HAnnol DISTRICT.
Bngram
Hardoi
Mallawan
Pihani
Safipur
Shahabad
Sandi
Sandila
..::I
"Jl
00
b0
END OF YEAR.
Q)
.... 0)
0
No. ON ROLL AT
0
·· .. 22 65 3927 4532 4224 ·· .. ·- .. ·· .. ·· .. ·· ..
6
7
7 ·.
I
155
167
·· .. 77 1030 137
21
24
18
3
106
130
120
17
19
5
14
·
.
1
·.
·. ·. ·.
···... . . 2 · . 5 · .25 . .30 · .22 ··.. ··.. ·· .. ·· .. ·· ..
156
153
110
3
7
100
111
18
93
5
·.
·
.
. · . · . . . -· ·
.
·
.
.
·
.
·· .. -.- - - - - - - - - ---- -]3
187
134
174
9
466
534
455
79
26
·. - --- -- - - - - - - - - - -- --- - -
00
Total
:;;
ui
.p
s::
m
~
GIRLS' SCHOOLS.
'0
-d~
<~
~
cO
i:
=too
Z
Lakhimpur
Tikaitnagar
-Rae Bareilly
.Barabanki
Sitapur
Sidhauli
MaIihabad
Lucknow, Hind.
Lucknow, Eng.
en
s::
00
8~
I
:
...:>
"al
po,
.....
•
357
3,539 3,158 6,«597
4,8~9
~~~I
·.
---.. -- -- -- -- -- --- 315 -- 184 -133.1
·.
10
12
154
166
443
4
131
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